Baby Steps on the Plane

I'm assuming that the people who read this blog most likely also receive our newsletter. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, this last issue of the Long Lifeline announced plans to eventually return to Hungary and continue ministry.

The last two years have been rough ones for us, but at the end of the day one truth remains; the passion, the same passion that I came out of the shower with 8 years ago is still there. In all honesty there are a lot of questions that have to be answered, plans that have to be ironed out, doors that have to be opened, but at the end of the day the objective remains the same. We plan on returning to Hungary.

The how's and when's still have to be precisely worked out for two reasons:
   1.  Grant hasn't yet reached all of his milestones for therapy. He is doing very well and the therapists seem        
        please with his progress, but he still has to finish strong.
   2.  I promised OMS that I would see this project in leadership development through to the end, and I need
        to honor that commitment. So I continue putting together the program.

The other side of returning is funding. Honestly we did lost a substantial amount of support when we returned from Hungary. Most of it was policy related and not personally, we understand that, but most people don't just save your place in line when it comes to support. There are other great missionaries with great opportunities, so our support has already been re-pledged to others.

All of the financial pieces really bring into focus the idea of tent-making. In some ways this would be ideal, working to supplant part of our support. But at the same time, there are drawbacks there as well. Knowing which route to take is really one of trusting God and allowing him to open the right door. Regardless, we don't doubt the destination. The time frame and support, our son's needs, all of these things while they remain a little hazy will be worked out in the right time. We're hoping around a year, but that timing is unknown completely for now.

Thank you dear reader, for being a part of this journey, you are more important than you know.

God Bless,
Jonathan