Dear Friends and Family,

Peace of Christ. We hope that you are enjoying the end of spring and are getting ready for a new summer season. Please see our most recent update below.

I want to thank God for your faithfulness in prayer and for so many who have supported us financially in love, and finally the hope you provide us as partners while we are away.

As many of you may know, the year has been very busy as I assumed the teaching and preaching role in the church in Palmarejo while the veteran missionary went on furlough for a year. We also continued full-time in the School of Life project on the other side of the city.

The past 3 years since we’ve been married have also been a time of working and waiting on Oliver’s visa to be approved. In March, she finally had her visa interview, but it was refused because the US Consulate is not accepting my religious worker exemption status. Therefore, I can’t be her sponsor since I’m not domiciled in the US according to the law.

This was disappointing, as we expected to travel soon after we were married in November 2022. But we trust God’s perfect plan—it’s clear we were needed in this waiting period. It’s also been a time of preparation as we plan on starting a new church plant where the school is.

Oliver is still in Cape Verde while I am in the US working with a lawyer on visa issues. I came back to help care for my grandpa who has cancer. I’ve also applied to BIMI candidate school (December) and am raising support for personal and ministry needs.

It’s been difficult being away from Oliver, as she takes on responsibilities I usually manage, but I admire her faith and courage. I praise God for good health, even through 8 years in Cape Verde, and for the trials that strengthen us.

Let’s keep going for Christ until He returns.

How to Pray:

• • Pray for Oliver’s visa to be approved before December so she can attend candidate school.
• • Pray for safety and open doors as I travel and raise support for the school and new church plant.
• • Pray for Oliver’s safety while we’re apart and that the distance won’t discourage us.