Special Emphasis-
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| Chris Lujan (second from the left) with Siar people |
Please pray for missionaries Chris and Erin Lujan! (if you are interested in reading a wonderful story about the Siar tribe CLICK HERE)
Grace & Andrew-
We are so incredibly thankful to our Lord for being our provider. With every month a new school bill arrives, not to mention other financial responsibilities that come our way, and the Lord finds a way to make it possible for us to have the money every time. One of the biggest provisions for finances has been Grace's job as a caregiver for a 13 year old boy named Andrew. This job sort of just fell in her lap the first day we arrived back in Michigan, after the summer break. We had done a lot of babysitting for Andrews family last year, and so they knew we would be interested in working with Andrew more consistently. Andrew was adopted by a wonderful family that graduated from New Tribes Bible Institute 2 years ago. They have made their mission field Spring Arbor, Michigan. They serve the Lord by helping children through fostering and adoption. Currently they have 6 children. Two are their own, two are adopted (Andrew being one of them), and two are foster boys. This family has grown so dear to our hearts, and we have loved getting to know them. Andrew has a condition called Cerebral Palsy (if you do not know much about this condition I encourage you to look it up). He, as I mentioned above, is 13 years old, yet he only has a mind/physical capacity of a 9 month baby. Which essentially makes him completely dependent on others for all his needs. Grace has been working anywhere from 18-20 hours a week with him, and has been loving the experience to work with this precious child of God. There has been some changes taking place with her work hours, and she will only be getting around 8 hours a week, this will make it difficult to meet our financial needs, so please pray about that with us. Please take a moment and pray for the Fannin's, as well as all their 6 children. There are many struggles that come along with their ministry, and I know they would appreciate your prayers.
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| Grace & Andrew |
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| Andrew smiling :) |
Marriage-
This past month seems to have been one of tremendous growth in our marriage. It seems like with every new principle we are learning we can practice more of it in our marriage. An example of one of these areas is the principle of having a grace perspective. We studied through the book of 2 Corinthians, and it seems like Paul's biggest emphasis in that letter to the Corinthians, was that they needed to have more of an outlook of grace toward others. Our relationships should never be based on performance. Christ did not die for us because we were worthy of it, but he died because He loved us. Therefore, we should practice this same element in our relationships. This grace perspective must be a way we govern our marriage. We are learning that we should not treat our spouse a certain way because they did something, or didn't do something. Love and respect should be constant in our marriages, as well as in our friendships. Grace is giving/treating someone in a way that they might not deserve. Christ did this for us! Grace in relation to Christ and us can also mean G-God's R-righteousness A-at C-Christ's E-expense. Start having a grace perspective towards your spouse, and I promise you that it will make a huge difference in your relationship.
Closing Remarks-
We just want to thank you for taking the time to read this, for praying for us, the Lujan's, and the Fannin's, and for your love & support. We hope that you are seeking to know God with your whole heart by learning about Him through His Word. It has been the biggest joy in our life to get to have a living relationship, with our living Savior, through His living Word!
Because He said "Go!",
Alton & Grace Cale
