Furlough 2013 - Missions Accomplished!

Evan enjoying his "paw paw"

 Our furlough is almost over and we've had a very good time. This has been our most memorable furlough. After leaving Malawi in September of 2012, we have been able to enjoy precious time with our family. Larry's father, John Renfro passed away at the end of March. It was a sad time and we will miss him so much and we are so thankful that it happened in God's perfect timing while we were in the states so we could be with family during the very difficult time leading up to John's death.

The main mission is accomplished as we also were able to successfully transition from New Mission Systems International to First Christian Church of Seminole Florida as we became "Wellspring Ministries." The Lord has blessed us beyond our imaginations by putting together a "dream team," a group of special friends who will become our sending team. They will provide the support we need to make sure all legal requirements are met for donations, etc. They are an incredibly gifted group and we have the highest confidence in them. Larry named them our dream team after realizing God's plans and thoughts are higher than ours and He does what we, at times, can only dream of.

We are eager to return to Malawi and dive into our CHE ministry. The trainers have been working to establish relationships in the new village where they are working. When we return, we will resume the pace we used before our furlough.

Nearly all of our goals were met in the seven months we have been in America. We give all the credit to the Lord as He has done this marvelous thing.