A Season of Change

I imagine that about this time in the US the weather is starting to change again and we move back into the school year. To me this always signaled the beginning of fall which was a wonderful thing because this meant the start of football season as well. However, this post is not about fall, nor school, nor football (perhaps I will comment on the future super bowl champion Chicago Bears in a later post...). One of the integral members of the missionary team we have down here is Sam Schutz. Sam and I have lived together the past year and we do just about everything together. He is the worship leader here in Cua and has developed quite a music ministry his last 2 1/2 years on the field. However, he recently announced he is leaving the field in November to pursue an MDIV degree. That means that he leaves in November and then Eric, our team leader, leaves in May. All of a sudden I feel rather lonely here on the field. The three of us have spent the last year and a half working together on this church plant and I am going to lose both of them over the course of the next nine months. This means many changes for myself. I often times feel I am in over my head here (especially now that they both are leaving), but know that God has called me here for a purpose and will skill me in the areas necessary to finish the job of planting a self-governing, self-supporting, self-propagating church here in Cúa. I appreciate all of your prayers and support as this next year or so will be difficult for me. However, God has done so much just to get me here on the field and allow me to stay that I know deep down this is where he wants me for now. More to come in the next week or so....
Blessings,
Matt J.