Dear Family and Friends,
We want to thank each of you for your kindness to us in the midst of this transition. We give thanks to all who have housed, fed, prayed for, sheltered & shuttled us around, since our arrival.
So many of you have encouraged us, and God has used you to confirm our way, and His direction for us. Several trusted voices have spoken into our lives, and so we map out the direction that God has confirmed to our hearts, thus far.
We are pursuing a “Life Coaching” certification, through “Creative Results Management”, a course in Seattle, WA, beginning on Feb. 27-Mar. 3rd. This course, together with our training from, “Caring for the Heart” by John Regier, will aid us to continue accompanying and encouraging, younger men and women in ministry.
We give special thanks to the District leadership of The Southern California District, The Northeast Atlantic District and our own Foursquare Missions International for their investment in this Coaching Course for us. We will yet need to raise funds for airfare, food and lodging, in order to take advantage of this opportunity.
We owe such a debt of gratitude to Foursquare Missions International, as they have facilitated our administrative details during these past five and 1/2 years, and have received us home with so much love and care. Thanks to each and every one of you at FMI!
Most importantly, we want to thank those of you who supported us financially and through prayer during these five years, and have remained steadily generous during this time of transition.
If you sense the Lord’s direction to continue your support throughout the finalization of our training in March 2017, this would not only be deeply appreciated, but it can be done through FMI (Foursquare Missions International), as many of you have already been doing.
Praise & Thanks:
1) God’s provision of a 2011 Nissan Altima for our transportation needs.
2) Our children who are housing us, for the present.
3) The Coaching Course opportunity: 2/27-3/3, 2017.
Prayer Needs:
- Sufficient funds for airfare, food and lodging for the duration of the course in Seattle.
- Recognizing God’s new open door for ministry
- Re-settling details for life in the USA
Thank you, dear friends and family, for your love, prayers, and support, both moral and financial.
Much love and deep appreciation,
Dale & Patti Downs
FMI Pastoral Care Missionaries to Brazil (in transition back to the USA and ministry here).
