Outreach Weekend

We took this photo on Valentine's Day

from the top of our apartment building.

Dear Friends and Family,

It's been several months since we last posted. A lot has transpired since then which we'd love to share with you, but in order to keep your attention through this entire post, we'll just hit the highlights.

We have been pinching our pennies all year in order to pull off a surprise visit to family during Christmas break. After a week in Klamath Falls, we snuck over to Washington D.C. to surprise Mindee's younger sisters D'Evan and Amber. (They give the best reactions EVER so it was a joy to wake them up the morning after Christmas and see their stunned faces). Later that day, Mindee's older sister, Tiece, her husband, Ted, and their new baby Alina dropped in for ANOTHER surprise visit. Mindee was in heaven all week first meeting, then hugging, kissing, and spoiling her new little niece.

We hit the ground running 2nd semester back at DA. Mike added a new course to his schedule -- Intro to Photography. Mindee started the semester by beginning her purchase order for the library -- quite the daunting task. Evan and Jewel returned from their time in the states, Evan mostly healthy though never getting a clear diagnosis. It's been great being back in ministry with them.

We've continued our regular assignments as well as some of our "extra-curriculars" including worship team and coaching varsity girls' soccer.

THIS WEEKEND we could really use your prayers as we head out on our outreach. We'll be going with a record number of DA students and staff (about 140) into several villages to do our campaign. We will dig and pour a foundation for a church, roof another, paint a mural, and build benches. We'll have teams doing drama, medical, and children's ministry. Each night we will have evening campaigns in three separate locations. There will be songs, the gospel message presented by a national pastor, and a movie. We will sleep in tents, filter our own water, dig our own latrines, and construct our own showers. It is an IMMENSE undertaking with an incredible amount of logistics. We know from experience that many things will go wrong, but we pray that no matter what, God will be glorified. Please join us in praying for protection for all involved and for God to work through us to bring more people to a saving knowledge of Him.

We will report back in to give you an update when we return.

Thanks again for all your prayers and support. Without you, we couldn't be here.

Mike and Mindee Evans-Maxson