December 2014 Newsletter

G'day from the Georges  December 2014 December was a crazy, yet wonderful month as we spent time on the road connecting with many churches and individual supporters that continually give, pray, and support our ministry in Perth, Australia.  Laura (a student from our church in Australia) also joined us. Laura is a leader in our church in Australia.  She came to America with us for the next 8 weeks to see and experience the broader Wesleyan church.  While she is here, she will get to have some amazing experiences.  This month we visited churches from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and NY.  We also put 4,000+ miles on the car we were driving!    How is Partnership Development going? The Good news is God is also blessing our support. We are currently 70% funded. We still need $35,000 in new Faith promise and $25,000 in cash in our Global Partners account before we can have financial clearance.  Our goal is to have financial clearance by March 15th.  Please continue to pray that God would speak to churches, friends, and family about joining our ministry team and supporting us through prayer and also in financial ways. If God is calling you to give a one-time gift or sign up as a faith promise partner, please click below:   Give online here!

VISITING IWU While we were in Indiana we had the special opportunity of taking Laura to Indiana Wesleyan University.  This is our Alma Mater as well as Melissa worked at IWU for 4 years in the religion department before we went to Australia. So, it was fantastic to catch up with so many wonderful people there...  We also had the special privilege to share with a youth ministry class as well as a Christian Fellowship group.  Pray that God would speak to a student’s heart to come join us in Australia and help lay the next step of growth in training leaders, and workers, for our youth!  GLOBAL PARTNERS TRAINING After we visited IWU we went to Noblesville where we participated in PDT training.  This was not only a week of training for us, but also for our children.   They also received education assessments and neuro-feedback testing.  The kids did really well, and we were super proud of them. Some of the tests were long, and time consuming.  The children especially put in long days with people they had never met, and just shined during the week!  You could sense God blessing this week and reassuring our family that we were right in the centre of His will and that God’s next step for our family IS to return to Australia and DEFINITELY to continue pouring our lives into the culture, the people, and in volunteering for the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.   CHRISTMAS IN THE USA The most special moment in December was having Christmas with our families. Brayden had NEVER had a Christmas in the USA. So, this was a very special day for him. . And, he had absolutely no idea what to expect.   In Australia, our kids don’t get a lot of presents, so when you spend Christmas with both sets of grandparents, it seems like a lot.  And, for the children to choose presents for their cousins and for their grandparents was such a fun and special moment for our children. Christmas day ended though, with all of us getting gastro (Stomach flu).  And, we were all down for the count for a few days.  The kids are wearing shirts Grandma and Grandpa brought back from their mission trip to  Guatemala!

Follow- Houghton! One special gift Makayla and Laura received for Christmas was from Melissa’s Parents. They had the privilege to go to ‘Follow, Houghton’, a Wesleyan area- youth convention.  This was a special time of teenagers coming together and worshiping God.  Makayla and Laura had never experienced anything like this while living in Australia.  It was the first time they had been in a room with soooo many teenagers who loved God too, so it was a very growing experience for them! God is blessing our partners in amazing ways! With all that said, we spent only 3 days home in NY in the month of December.  The entire month we were travelling, changing houses, sharing about Australia, and driving.  But, getting to hear from so many amazing team partners what God is doing where they live! God is moving in the hearts, churches, communities, and towns of people who continually pray and give to the ministry in Perth, Australia.  It is moving to hear the stories and see the people God is calling to follow him all around the US as we travel. And, God is blessing these amazing people in so many wonderful ways! Our God is amazing!  Copyright © 2015 George Family, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to be a prayer partner or financial partner for the George Family. They are Global Partner Missionaries to church plant in Perth, Australia. The George's have been serving in Australia since 2004. Our mailing address is: George Family 66 Raeside Drive Landsdale, WA 6065 Australia