Praying Friends,
One month ago today we stepped off the plane here in Australia. I can still remember how tired I felt. Time continues to move and it seems like the blink of an eye and it's gone. In James 4:14 it says "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." Can you think back to what you were doing on Valentine's Day? That was exactly one month ago. God wants us to use our time wisely for His glory because our time is short. May we use the time He has given us to share the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.
This month has been filled with running here and there and setting up life in Australia. New driver's license, medical cards, banking, and getting our taxes set up have taken much of our time. There is still some set-up left to do, but the Lord has allowed us to accomplish much in the past few weeks. With all that we have been involved in ministry at Grace Baptist Church. I have had the opportunity to preach, lead Bible study, and we both had the opportunity to serve at our "Family Fun Day" outreach. The Lord brought over 30 new kids to the outreach and we were able to meet their parents as well.
We have experienced frustration and excitement since we have been here. Frustrated over waiting for Internet, not being able to prove that I live in Australia, and traveling to set something up only to have them say they forgot to tell you to bring more paperwork. Excited though to see these things get done, and have an Australian driver's license, a phone, Internet, and car insurance. In life the frustrations seem so big at times, but God is in control and He is working everything out to His glory.
Thank you so much for praying for us. God knew everything we would experience in this first month, and He has led us each step of the way. It is encouraging to know that we serve a God who is not surprised by events like we are. He desires us to trust in Him every day in every situation. Please keep praying.
Requests:
-Pray that God would work out all the remaining details of our start up here in Australia
-Pray for wisdom in handling the transition into a new culture
-Pray for God's direction of Grace Baptist Church
-Pray that our daily lives would be glorifying to God, and that our children would see the joy of serving Jesus in our lives
In Christ,
Mark Pitts and Family
