Hey guys!
I hope everyone is doing well. We wanted to give everyone an update on how things are going with the Wilbanks Fam and our pursuit to find God's will for our lives.
First let me thank you all for your prayers and support. It has been such a blessing to us and has made such an impact on our lives already.
When Alicia and I first began to think all this through we were overwhelmed with a flood of logistical questions about what all would be involved in such a transition, not to mention a whole host of worries. Our biggest worry was for the safety of our family, primarily our children, as well as financial support. If you have ever been on a trip with dad and I than you know the first thing we tell you is not to let money be a deciding factor in whether or not to go on the trip, and that if you are willing to go, God will provide the necessary funds. Then here I find myself worrying about how we will support ourselves in the mission field, what a hypocrite I can be!
As Alicia and I have begun to pray about all of our concerns, God has begun to move mental mountains. At some point I hope to be able to share with you all about how God has begun to address our questions and concerns. For right now I will say this, if Alicia and I talk about some concern that we are having or if we can't see how something is going to work, we have learned to expect that the next days bible study or the next sermon we hear will be all about that discussion. This has happened so frequently that we have come to a better understanding of the fact that we are only responsible for faithfully obeying the will of God and for none of the consequences of doing so, what a comforting thought!
God has also begun to bring things to the surface for both of us that need to be worked on. While this process has not been a very pleasant one, we both understand that it's a very necessary one, and will only go to strengthen our relationship with him as well as make us a more effective tool that can be used in the mission field.
Our plan for right now, unless God points us in a different direction, is for Alicia to graduate from Birmingham Southern in the spring of 2012 and then for her to be part of the next team dad and I lead to Uganda. After that we will began planning a 3 month stay with the whole family to live on the ranch in Uganda as if we were full time in the field. Wayne and Mary have told us that 3 months is a good length of time to feel less of a "guest" and get a better idea of what it would be like to live there full-time. Hopefully at the end of that time we will know for sure whether this is where God wants us or not.
Some prayer requests...
1. pray for us to discover Gods will.
2. pray that God will continue to affirm his call
3. pray for humility for all of us
4. pray that as we get closer to God's will that we won't be distracted by the schemes of the enemy
5. pray that we will start living as full time missionaries now
6. pray for the support of family.
7. pray for God's divine timing for all of this to happen
8. pray for ACM and AHI that God would continue to protect and bless the work of all involved.
Once again thank you all so much for your prayers, and know that we are praying for each of you.
Love,
The Wilbanks Fam
I hope everyone is doing well. We wanted to give everyone an update on how things are going with the Wilbanks Fam and our pursuit to find God's will for our lives.
First let me thank you all for your prayers and support. It has been such a blessing to us and has made such an impact on our lives already.
When Alicia and I first began to think all this through we were overwhelmed with a flood of logistical questions about what all would be involved in such a transition, not to mention a whole host of worries. Our biggest worry was for the safety of our family, primarily our children, as well as financial support. If you have ever been on a trip with dad and I than you know the first thing we tell you is not to let money be a deciding factor in whether or not to go on the trip, and that if you are willing to go, God will provide the necessary funds. Then here I find myself worrying about how we will support ourselves in the mission field, what a hypocrite I can be!
As Alicia and I have begun to pray about all of our concerns, God has begun to move mental mountains. At some point I hope to be able to share with you all about how God has begun to address our questions and concerns. For right now I will say this, if Alicia and I talk about some concern that we are having or if we can't see how something is going to work, we have learned to expect that the next days bible study or the next sermon we hear will be all about that discussion. This has happened so frequently that we have come to a better understanding of the fact that we are only responsible for faithfully obeying the will of God and for none of the consequences of doing so, what a comforting thought!
God has also begun to bring things to the surface for both of us that need to be worked on. While this process has not been a very pleasant one, we both understand that it's a very necessary one, and will only go to strengthen our relationship with him as well as make us a more effective tool that can be used in the mission field.
Our plan for right now, unless God points us in a different direction, is for Alicia to graduate from Birmingham Southern in the spring of 2012 and then for her to be part of the next team dad and I lead to Uganda. After that we will began planning a 3 month stay with the whole family to live on the ranch in Uganda as if we were full time in the field. Wayne and Mary have told us that 3 months is a good length of time to feel less of a "guest" and get a better idea of what it would be like to live there full-time. Hopefully at the end of that time we will know for sure whether this is where God wants us or not.
Some prayer requests...
1. pray for us to discover Gods will.
2. pray that God will continue to affirm his call
3. pray for humility for all of us
4. pray that as we get closer to God's will that we won't be distracted by the schemes of the enemy
5. pray that we will start living as full time missionaries now
6. pray for the support of family.
7. pray for God's divine timing for all of this to happen
8. pray for ACM and AHI that God would continue to protect and bless the work of all involved.
Once again thank you all so much for your prayers, and know that we are praying for each of you.
Love,
The Wilbanks Fam
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