Me and J-man at Loughkey in Ireland...beautiful remains of a church behind us.
Check out this video...it is a promo of a ministry of OM which I will be transferring to...working in the area of conference services. See if you can find J-man in this video! :)
So I have decided that I will keep you up to date as much as possible from here on out as lots will be taking place. Between now and our wedding...I would have finished up working in Ireland and hopefully trained people for the take over...J and I will have moved my stuff to England...finished our pre marital counseling...visited J's parents for Christmas (Lord willing)...J would have met my family and friends...attended showers and parties (Yeah)...planned a wedding...had a wedding...support raised...switched fields and nailed down my job role (me from Ireland to England)...and hopefully have picked out a rental home for us to move back to! So just a little bit going on...but all worth it.
So in today's blog I would like to introduce you a little more to the man God has sent to me. Jacco knew at a very young age that he would be using his practical skills to serve the Lord. He would spend hours a day up in the attic of his parent's home building things...repairing things like the family's t.v. that went on the brinks...and experimenting with electrical kits...SCARY! :) He definitely loves to tinker as we would say in the States.
At age 12 he told his parents that he was going to be a missionary one day...and at age 16 a very eager young man (J) walked into the local OM field in Holland and inquired about what he needed to do to get on the field. He was about to graduate (they graduate younger in NL)...and he knew that God was calling him to serve somewhere that he could his practical skills.
After much discussion with his home church and OM NL...and I mean much discussion...they thought he was too young to go on the field...they finally agreed on a field that needed a "handy man" to assist on projects in Belgium. So here goes my honey...all at the ripe age of 17 off to work in a foreign country...it was a great learning experience for him...one that has helped shaped him into who he is today. A verse that was and is very near and dear to his heart is 1 Timothy 4:12
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
To this day he has a passion to speak with and encourage youth who are seeking God's leading in a career in missions...to follow after what God is telling you and "set an example for those around you"...in your school and community. So that is just a snap shot of my J-man for today...more stories to come. I can't wait for you all to meet him!
Please pray for us this coming week as I will be traveling to England to visit our future home and my new work place for the first time. There are some very exciting possibilities on the horizon of various conferences that we (my new team) might be involved in...logistically speaking...so more to come about that hopefully as well. Please pray that God will continue to direct our paths and that His perfect plan for my job role within OMNIvision will be clear and evident to us all. Also pray for J and I as we will be discussing future support raising efforts (finding out how much we need to raise as a couple).
Oh...and on a side note...some of you have asked what happens when I move to England...asking if you send the money directly there. Please note that NOTHING changes....please continue to send your funds through the OM USA office...and it will be transferred to England. This includes the time I am on furlough in the States. Again...I want to thank you all who have so faithfully supported me not only financially but also on your knees! I have learned the importance of prayer living overseas...sometimes being so far away from a situation back home...that is all I can do...but it is effective and powerful! So thank you again! :)
Till next time...keep following after Jesus with everything you have! So amazed that we "get to do" what we do for Him!!!!-MOJO (Mary and Jacco)
PS...check out my new field's website...it will give you a little more idea of where I will be working. :) www.http://www.omnivision.om.org/
