New Wine Skins

Alberta and I live about an hour from the Ridgecrest Conference center near Ashville, NC. When we heard that Bethany was going to have a booth at the Anglican Church of North America's (ACNA) tri-annual mission conference, "New Wine Skins", we volunteered to help the advancement team man the information table. Representatives from 850 churches packed out the conference center housing so we got an Airbnb that was a 15 minute drive to the center. 

And then, I (Steve) got Covid! To make a painful, exhausting story short, I watched the plenary sessions from the couch while Alberta drove to the conference daily and helped answer questions about missions at the Bethany table. As a training and sending institution, Bethany had a lot to offer those seeking to get their churches or themselves deeper into missions. 

We arrived home and Alberta was scheduled to work the next day. She ran her own Covid test at the walk-in clinic where she works.  When I heard the garage door open an hour after she left I knew she had tested positive. I'm pretty much back to normal, and Alberta's case has been milder than mine, for which we are thankful.  

Prayer Requests: 

1. Pray that Alberta's Covid would resolve quickly as she travels to Thailand in two weeks.

2. Pray for the final logistics of the Entrust (Equipping Women Int)  conference in Chiang Mai to come together. One of the modules was discontinued as a number of trainees were unable to come, which was a major disappointment to the remaining trainees in that module.

3. Pray for a refreshing time for us as we head off to the beach in South Carolina this week. We were scheduled for last week but our Airbnb host thankfully switched us. We are looking forward to no Covid or hurricanes  meddling with our vacation at the beach!

Serving Christ with You, Steve and Alberta