Greetings dear family and friends!
It has been a very busy three months
since our last update and the summer is almost over! The Lord has
been doing amazing things in our lives and we thank you for your
prayers. There are a lot of exciting things to tell you about.
First of all, the wedding is
approaching! In two weeks, on the 10th of September,
I(Aden) will be traveling over to Romania to help with the
preparations for the wedding. There are still many things to do but
we are confident that the Lord will give us strength to get it all
done! In the month before the wedding we will be working to get all
the legal aspects of the marriage finalized. The Lord has given us
much favor there in Romania as they have been very helpful and even
excited to help us in our desire to get married there. They have told
us all the documents that we need and it seems very straight forward.
We just pray that everything goes smoothly.
This past summer has been really busy
for the both of us but it has really made the time fly by! Ruth has
been faithfully serving there in Romania while preparing for the
wedding. Her family and friends have been a great help in the
preparations of things there. It was a great surprise to the both of
us that Ruth was able to come and visit Ireland for 2 weeks in July.
It was such a great time and Ruth really felt welcomed here in
Carrigaline as the ladies threw her a beautiful bridal shower! It's
been really amazing to see the Lord pouring out blessings upon us.
There have been times in which we have been left with our mouths wide
open. For instance, the Lord provided a beautiful car for Ruth and I
to have here in Ireland! This was something that we were not
expecting and it was a welcomed surprise! However, despite any of the
amazing gifts or blessings that the Lord has poured out on us, our
desire is to always rejoice in Him more than at any blessings. All of
these “amazing” or “jaw dropping” things for us have been
nothing compared to the Lord. He is so much greater than anything
that this world can offer. He is such a loving and caring Father, and
even when we are unfaithful and disobedient He continues to pour out
blessings upon us. We serve a very gracious God!
In our last update we told you of how
the Lord is drawing us to Ireland. He has continued to make it
clearer and clearer for the both of us that this is where He wants us
right now. We have taken the time to make a website so that people
can know what we are up to, and we encourage you to check it out! In
the “About us” section we have written in detail what we will be
doing here in Ireland. In short, we are moving to Carrigaline,
Ireland where we will be involved in the various ministries of the
church. There is a lot of need here in Carrigaline, and my parents
have been praying for sometime that a couple would come and serve
alongside them for a time. Again, for more specifics on what we'll be
doing, check out the “About Us” at notbysight.org.
We ask that you
would continue to pray for us! This time of our lives can be very
exciting but also very scary! The enemy desires that we would perish
and he definitely doesn't want us serving the Lord here in Ireland.
Because of this we are often attacked spiritually and emotionally but
God's word has continued to give us strength to carry on with
confidence and trust in the Lord.
Praise the Lord
that...
- He has been providing the means for the wedding.
- He continues to prepare Ruth and I for marriage and to draw us closer to Him and to one another
- He has provided a car for us here!
- He has given us clearer vision on what we will be doing here in Ireland
Pray that...
Spiritually
- Jesus would continue to be the focus of our lives and that all we do would be pleasing to Him
- We would be humble servants and willing to do anything that the Lord calls us to do.
For the Wedding
- That He would continue to provide for the financial aspects of the wedding
- That the Lord's presence would be so evident during the wedding and that anyone who does not know the Lord would be drawn to light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- That He would give us peace and joy as we prepare for all the different aspects of the wedding
- That there would be great weather as the ceremony will be happening outside
For the Future
- That we would continue to trust Him at His word
- That the Lord would provide for the needs we have as we live here in Ireland.
- That the Lord would provide the perfect house for us to rent!
Psalm 136- “Oh,
give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures
forever.”
Thank you all so much for your prayers!
-Aden and Ruth
