Uth Praises & Visa Prayers

Hi everyone,
Hoping a praying that you are doing well. This is just a quick note to share with you a few praises and a big prayer request.

First, we want to praise God for things going on with the Uth ministry at Union church. First we had a good turn out of students at our first fall meeting. It was a good chance to welcome back a ton of our students and to welcome a few new students to our group. We had a good time worshiping, and playing some crazy games! We have excitement and anticipation for what God is going to do this year with this group!
We also were able to take a good number of our students to the beach to close out the summer. We were able to enjoy a good time of fellowship - but more importantly it was a great blessing to look back and see how God had taken care of us driving in the roads of Guatemala considering how bad safety has been lately. Thank God for his protection! Please pray that we can continue to find favor in the eyes of the youth entrusted to us, and for wisdom, so that we can continue to challenge them to live out lives that please God, in an accepting fun environment. .

The next big thing we have going on right now is working on getting a visa for Rene.  This week we'll be going to an interview with the US Embassy to hopefully be approved for a tourist visa, so we can travel to the States for about a month during Sept-Oct.  During this time we'll be attending a mandatory training and orientation with Missionary Ventures in Florida, as well as taking advantage of our time in the States to visit with friends and family in Texas and California.  Being approved for this visa is vital to our ministry and ability to make this trip, so please join us in prayer for favor with the embassy and for all travel plans to come out smoothly.

Thanks again for standing with us!  May God bless you all!

In Him, by Him, and for Him,