The shaking of foundations

God has been doing some deep foundation shaking in the both of us for the last four months or so. 

I don't remember quite asking him to or not, but I'm not necessarily complaining either.

It's begun to make sense to me, the reason he has been working so deeply in so many areas of our hearts, namely in the area of releasing us from fears. The fear of death, pain, going without and not having enough, and fear of the unknown. He is preparing us, preparing us for who he created us to be and what he created us to do. And before we can be released into that season of our lives, he needs to rid us of our fear, because our fear would prohibit us from living in that calling to our fullest. 

The other thing that he has worked into our heart, is that he wants us to get more training. Because we will need this training for that same calling and mission. 

So here is the big news: We are entering into a nine month school of intensive study of the word. (We will still be staff here in Mexico, the school is actually here at our base.) We will go through the bible from cover to cover many times, and study it, learn to understand the culture during those times in order to better understand it, and prayerfully gain a love for his word that out-weighs those fears of death or pain, or anything else to prevent us from what he has made clear to us.

We are so excited to let him take us deeper, not just in the "study" of his word, but of knowing him deeper in relationship and letting his word soak deep into our hearts and our lives, and to transform us more into the image of our Jesus. 

Please be praying for us as we walk into this very intense season of our lives together. We want to do well and get everything that the Lord has for us in this time. 

We love you all!!!