Dear family and friends,
Merry Christmas! We trust this letter finds you well, as we enter the holiday season. After 3 years abroad, we eagerly anticipate a Canadian Christmas, celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, with family and friends.
We are also anticipating our return to serving in Central America! We leave on January 20th., first stopping in California for a week to visit Esther’s brother, Philip and his wife, Amber. We will also be visiting various colleges and churches in California to recruit teachers for the upcoming school year.
On January 26th, we fly from California for Honduras to spend a few days reconnecting with friends in Siguatepeque. Then we travel by bus to Antigua, Guatemala to begin Language School on February 1st. We appreciate your prayers for this major transition, as we say good-bye to loved ones in Canada and begin studying Spanish in Central America.
As we prepare to leave, our most pressing concern is raising the rest of our financial support, both monthly and one-time gifts. For our time in Language School (Feb-June 2009), we need to raise approximately $3000CDN/month. Our monthly needs will be much lower when we return to Honduras, where we need approximately $1600CDN/month. At this point, we have raised about $1000CDN/month, so we still have a large amount to raise before our departure on Jan. 20th. The falling Canadian dollar has added further financial pressures. If you are interested in supporting our ministry financially, Latin America Mission Canada now offers a convenient and secure online donation system at http://www.lamcanada.ca/. Please indicate that you are giving to the “Bettney Ministry Fund”.
In the weeks leading up to our departure, we are asking for interested individuals to commit to pray for us daily, specifically for our financial needs. If you would like to be one of our prayer partners, please send us an email at daveandesther@hotmail.com.
While we look forward to returning to Central America, we continue to enjoy our last weeks in Canada. It has been a wonderful time to reconnect with family and friends. We have also been involved at our local churches, through sharing at different services and Bible Studies, participating in a Marriage Group and helping with a weekly kids’ program. We have been encouraged by the response of many people and are grateful for their support and prayers.
In addition to support-raising, we are both working full-time. Dave continues to work as a carpenter, while Esther supply teaches in secondary schools. Working full-time allows us to set funds aside toward some of the costs of Language School.
In other news, the sale of Dave’s photographs continues to help with our fund-raising. On December 20th, his photos will be exhibited in our local newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer, so if you are in the area, make sure to pick up a copy! Hopefully, they will also be posted on the paper’s website - http://www.intelligencer.ca/ If you are interested in purchasing any of his photos, please send us an email, as this is another way to support us financially.
Esther has once again started recruiting teachers for the school next year. In January, she will visit universities and Bible colleges across Ontario to meet with interested candidates. If you know of someone who might be interested in this amazing opportunity to serve in Honduras, please contact Esther at recruitment@ceehonduras.com or check out the school website – http://www.ceeehonduras.com/
As you can see, the upcoming months are filled with many commitments, as well as major life transitions. We are very grateful for your continued support and prayers as we take these steps of faith. Though at times we feel overwhelmed, we are learning once again to trust God with both the big and the little steps of faith.
We pray that during the busyness of this holiday season, you will have a moment to reflect on the ultimate present – God’s gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. May His light shine in your life as you seek and serve Him in the upcoming year.
Merry Christmas! We trust this letter finds you well, as we enter the holiday season. After 3 years abroad, we eagerly anticipate a Canadian Christmas, celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, with family and friends.
We are also anticipating our return to serving in Central America! We leave on January 20th., first stopping in California for a week to visit Esther’s brother, Philip and his wife, Amber. We will also be visiting various colleges and churches in California to recruit teachers for the upcoming school year.
On January 26th, we fly from California for Honduras to spend a few days reconnecting with friends in Siguatepeque. Then we travel by bus to Antigua, Guatemala to begin Language School on February 1st. We appreciate your prayers for this major transition, as we say good-bye to loved ones in Canada and begin studying Spanish in Central America.
As we prepare to leave, our most pressing concern is raising the rest of our financial support, both monthly and one-time gifts. For our time in Language School (Feb-June 2009), we need to raise approximately $3000CDN/month. Our monthly needs will be much lower when we return to Honduras, where we need approximately $1600CDN/month. At this point, we have raised about $1000CDN/month, so we still have a large amount to raise before our departure on Jan. 20th. The falling Canadian dollar has added further financial pressures. If you are interested in supporting our ministry financially, Latin America Mission Canada now offers a convenient and secure online donation system at http://www.lamcanada.ca/. Please indicate that you are giving to the “Bettney Ministry Fund”.
In the weeks leading up to our departure, we are asking for interested individuals to commit to pray for us daily, specifically for our financial needs. If you would like to be one of our prayer partners, please send us an email at daveandesther@hotmail.com.
While we look forward to returning to Central America, we continue to enjoy our last weeks in Canada. It has been a wonderful time to reconnect with family and friends. We have also been involved at our local churches, through sharing at different services and Bible Studies, participating in a Marriage Group and helping with a weekly kids’ program. We have been encouraged by the response of many people and are grateful for their support and prayers.
In addition to support-raising, we are both working full-time. Dave continues to work as a carpenter, while Esther supply teaches in secondary schools. Working full-time allows us to set funds aside toward some of the costs of Language School.
In other news, the sale of Dave’s photographs continues to help with our fund-raising. On December 20th, his photos will be exhibited in our local newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer, so if you are in the area, make sure to pick up a copy! Hopefully, they will also be posted on the paper’s website - http://www.intelligencer.ca/ If you are interested in purchasing any of his photos, please send us an email, as this is another way to support us financially.
Esther has once again started recruiting teachers for the school next year. In January, she will visit universities and Bible colleges across Ontario to meet with interested candidates. If you know of someone who might be interested in this amazing opportunity to serve in Honduras, please contact Esther at recruitment@ceehonduras.com or check out the school website – http://www.ceeehonduras.com/
As you can see, the upcoming months are filled with many commitments, as well as major life transitions. We are very grateful for your continued support and prayers as we take these steps of faith. Though at times we feel overwhelmed, we are learning once again to trust God with both the big and the little steps of faith.
We pray that during the busyness of this holiday season, you will have a moment to reflect on the ultimate present – God’s gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. May His light shine in your life as you seek and serve Him in the upcoming year.
January
8-19 Recruitment Visits Throughout Ontario
20-27 California Trip – Visiting Family and Recruiting Teachers
28- 31 Siguatepeque, Honduras
February
1 Begin Language School in Antigua, Guatemala
8-19 Recruitment Visits Throughout Ontario
20-27 California Trip – Visiting Family and Recruiting Teachers
28- 31 Siguatepeque, Honduras
February
1 Begin Language School in Antigua, Guatemala
Praise and Prayer
¨ Raising financial support (monthly and one-time costs)
¨ Reconnecting with family, friends, supporters and churches in Canada
¨ Spiritual growth and encouragement
¨ Language School (February – June 2009)
¨ Recruitment of teachers for 2009-2010 school year
¨ Esther’s new position at school as Director of English Program
¨ New ministry in Honduras for Dave
¨ Health and safety upon returning to Central America
¨ Reconnecting with family, friends, supporters and churches in Canada
¨ Spiritual growth and encouragement
¨ Language School (February – June 2009)
¨ Recruitment of teachers for 2009-2010 school year
¨ Esther’s new position at school as Director of English Program
¨ New ministry in Honduras for Dave
¨ Health and safety upon returning to Central America
Blessings,
Dave and Esther
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