Thursday, July 14, 2005

Back to School

Crystal and I are back to school again. We have arrived in Lawrenceville, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, for three intensive weeks of missions training. There are going to be several different missionary families here over the next weeks. It’s always exciting to talk to different missionaries and find out their ideas, and hear their stories.
We learn and are reminded daily of God’s care and dedication in taking care of us. Just this past week, one of our faithful supporting families came and told us that God had laid on their hearts to help us with our finances. They raised enough to pay for our candidate training! We are amazed at the ways God takes care of us without fail.
Please continue to pray for God’s direction in our lives as we make decisions concerning our future.

It has become extremely evident to me how important our prayer support is and will be over the years. Today we discussed deputation, and the various means, and ideas of how to raise adequate support, but the one thing that we could not get away from was the fact that prayer if vital support even more so than financial. Crystal and I are not dependant upon churches to provide the way for our ministry, we are dependant upon God. I truly believe that if we can raise the prayer support needed for our ministry than the finances will find their place as well. I do want to say that I am so grateful for those of you who have taken us on and have supported us over the months, we are so thankful for your sacrifices, and we pray that God reward you and bless you for giving to His cause.
We read today in Philippians 4:18 “At the moment I have all I need—more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases Him.”
The sacrifice that you give to us is actually a sacrifice to God on our behalf! Thank you so much.


Please stay in contact with us and let us know of your prayers. We love you all and are so excited to let you know of all we have learned here.

In Christ

Kevin & Crystal Elworth
Phil 1:27 “Striving together for the faith of the gospel!”