As we make final preparations for another long summer we wanted to send out a quick update to remind/encourage you with what God is allowing us (and possibly you!) to be a part of this summer...and to share some exciting family news - you'll have to wait to til the end for that! We leave on Sunday for approximately three months of work in Nashville. We are basically rebuilding the rest of Cottage Cove Urban Ministries facility that we worked on last summer and are so excited to assist this wonderful ministry again and again! We will start off with a roofing project in April, move into demolition some time in May, and hope to finish up rebuilding some time in July. We hope that you will join us again this year! We felt the covering of your prayers last summer as God richly blessed our family and we would not want to go without our confidence in Him again this year. We also desire to have you along with us! There will be plenty of work to go around and we don't want you to miss the blessing of serving God by meeting the needs of a ministry He is at work in. Steppin-Out is becoming redundant in saying "prepare to be blessed!" as we set out with teams. But it is so true as we see God's mighty hand rest on every individual that makes themselves available for His use. If you have ever wanted to experience a Steppin-Out trip, this is the best place to start! There is little cost, little travel, yet you are fully in service for the Kingdom! Seek out His desire for you this summer, whether it be with us or serving Him in another way, BE ALL HIS!
We are most excited to travel as a family again but God has added an extra blessing this year! We are expecting baby #5 in October! After the initial shock ;) we are praising God that He has chosen to entrust us with another one of His greatest gifts. Meg is feeling well and will not have quite the load that she did last summer and of course all the kids are so excited to have a tie breaker for boys vs. girls! :) God is always way ahead of us and it is beautiful to see His provision, leaving no room for doubt or fear when serving the one true God!
Thank you again for all your love and support. We do hope to see you or hear from you this summer if possible, so please send us an email or give us a call as we will be available any time. We will also be updating the Steppin-Out Missions Facebook page throughout the summer so that you can keep up with us!
Amazed by His Grace!
Joel & Meg
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