Brussels 2!

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are in the Hampton Roads area, it would really mean a
lot to us if you were able to come to "Worship and Waffles" - our send-off event
at Tab Church, Sunday night, August 1 from 6:30-8:00.

TRUSTING THE TEACHER: As I write this penultimate email before Brussels, I
have scattered on the desk in front of me books I'm using in my last Regent
University assignment. Titles include "The Wisdom of Teams," "Planting New
Churches in a Postmodern Age," and "Values-Driven Leadership." It makes me think
how good God is to prepare us for the things he calls us to do. Shannon and I
feel like we have learned so much during these two years in the U.S. Now
comes the time when we need to trust that we are ready - and yet know that He will
continue to teach.

ANSWERS TO PRAYER: We have all prayed together about some specific requests,
and I want to let you know how we see God answering:
1. Support: Yes! God's provision through you is meeting our monthly and
outgoing needs!
2. Permits/letter of invitation: Yes - and wait! We have received
tentative approval from one organization that they will officially invite us to
Belgium. However, they cannot do this until September, so we will move to Brussels
as tourists, a status that is valid for three months. Continue to pray as we
meet with people on the ground and seek strategic partnerships for short-term
needs and long-term possibilities.
3. Kids' education: Yes - and wait! Our kids have been accepted to St.
Johns, but we are not able to enroll them at present. We believe that home
school is the best option for many reasons for our "tourist" months, and we will
decide later what to do next.
4. Honda: Yes! Sold without even putting out a "for sale" sign! 5. Help: Yes! David, John, Verna, and Kristen with packing; Brad and Molly
with support; Elisabeth with our mailing list; the Crabtree's with our team
launch; and more!

LAST DAYS IN NORFOLK: We'll be at Peninsula Community Chapel this Saturday
night and Sunday morning (7/24, 25) and at Williamsburg Community Chapel Sunday
night. We'll be at Tab Sunday morning and evening on August 1.

FIRST DAYS IN BRUSSELS: We're planning to leave Norfolk on Monday, August 2.
We will arrive in Brussels the next morning, and will move into short-term
housing that our friend Daniel has arranged. On August 7 we will travel to the
Netherlands for a week-long Christian Associates staff conference (275
attending). There we will be officially welcomed to Europe as church planting team
leaders.

THANK YOU: You're an incredible blessing in our lives. We can't tell you
how excited we are to be in partnership with you. Yet we know that it's not
about us and it's not even about Brussels. We're learning that it's all about
God - His glory, His name, His fame.

Believing God,
Carlton and family
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