Monday, May 29, 2006

What a Send Off

I am so thankful to the people of Christian Life Assembly. You guys really stepped up to the plate--giving over $11,000 in cash and gifts to the Barthalow family as we send them off as missionaries to India. All I can say is, "Wow!" What a great church family we have! I'm proud to be your pastor.

Jonathan and Erica leave tomorrow for Memphis then head to Springfield for School of Missions. They will be gone approximately nine weeks before they return to Des Moines. After that, they will live in Norwalk and travel the state raising the remainder of their cash and monthly support budget. The best estimate is that this will take about one year. Then we'll have one last service with them to send them on their way to India.

No comments: