A Cup of Cold Water


We welcome you to join us on our journey to give "a cup of cold water" to those who are thirsty, as you follow our blog.  We have been so richly blessed that we take for granted the cold, clean water we have available to us at any and every moment.  Jesus tells us, "whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these littles ones to drink because he is a disciple-amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."  Matt. 10:42


We are grateful to have the opportunity to put Jesus' words into action as we join Family Missions Company to go out, serve the poor and proclaim the Gospel.  We don't know that we will literally be bringing clean water to families, but we do know that we will have the great privilege to bring the goodness of our abundance and share it with the poor and to bring hope to those in need of hope.

Over the next months we will be preparing to leave on this adventure, by quitting our jobs, selling our house, saying "goodbye" to family and friends.  It is bittersweet to leave these many good parts of our life, as well as so very exciting to begin this new adventure of following God's call for our family.  We look forward to sharing this journey with you as we post our story.

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