Change isn’t just what you find in the cushions of your couch…
A Change of Direction
The McIver’s are about to embark on a new adventure! As you may know, my brother-in-law Rog works with an organization called Youth For Christ Military Youth Ministry. The organization works with military chaplains to provide a youth program for Junior High and High School students on military installations. Rog encouraged me to pursue a position as a Community Director with YFC/MYM. In January I spent 10 days in Colorado with YFC/MYM. I am very excited to share with you that Youth For Christ has extended an invitation to us to serve as Missionaries to Military Kids! (We said yes!) I feel uniquely equipped for this ministry, with five years of professional youth ministry experience and five years of military service.
A Change of Address
Since our roots are on the West Coast, we have decided to make a temporary move to California! We have packed up our house here in Clarksville and put everything in storage. We will leave on the 13th of February, and make our way back to sunny (and windy!) Lancaster. We will be staying with Janelle’s sister Jessica and her family. I will be substitute teaching at my alma mater, Desert Christian School. We will enjoy being a part of our “home” church, Grace Chapel, for a couple of months. It will be great to be around the West-coast crew for a while!
A Change of Scenery
Our ministry over the next few months will be to share our heart and vision for these “third-culture” kids. We want to invite you to become a part of this ministry as well. In addition to our time in Lancaster, we will be making a number of trips throughout California, Oregon, and Washington. I will be contacting you personally sometime in the next three months. I would love to sit down with you and share my vision. I would also like to share some of our financial goals for this ministry.
How you can pray for us:
· For the kids and all the adjustments they will have to make.
· For Janelle as she teaches the kids at home.
· For safety as we travel about the country.
· For the Laird’s & McIver’s as we pack 12 bodies into one house.
Grace and Blessings,
Jon (For the McIver clan)
1 comment:
Good luck and God Bless you guys!! It's a great thing you are doing.
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