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Greetings!
Greetings from Nazareth! We have had an extremely busy past few weeks, including a wonderful trip to America. We are anticipating several big changes in our lives in the upcoming months and are excited to share this news with you in our latest update. |
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New Beginnings
 We've titled this section 'new beginnings' because of an upcoming opportunity that we are excited to pursue. During our visit to America earlier this month, Rani spent two weeks working with a great church in Plano, TX: Hunter's Glen Baptist Church. The church has invited Rani to come work with them for 12 months and assist them in developing an outreach program to Arabic speakers and other Middle Easterners (most from Muslim backgrounds). The job will be part-time, allowing Rani to work at the church and also giving him time to travel and speak at other churches in the USA. It is set to begin in mid-June of this year and run until June of 2012. We are so excited about this opportunity and have been praying about it for quite some time. It has long been our desire to spend some time in America so Rani can sharpen his skills and further his evangelical training. He feels his calling during this season is to preach, teach and equip people to share their faith with Arabs and Muslims. It will also allow us to continue bridge building between the East and the West, but this time with the first-hand perspective of the West. We feel our time in the States will be a 'season' of preparation and skill-building before returning to our home here in Israel and we are eagerly anticipating seeing what God has in store for us! Hunter's Glen is an amazing church dedicated to serving the Lord and we are honored to have this invitation.
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New Additions
Rani and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child, due September 17, 2011. We are absolutely overjoyed and can't wait to meet our little one! We appreciate all your prayers as we adjust to this new phase of our lives and prepare to become parents.
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Speaking Engagements
As part of our year in the States, Rani will have time to visit and speak at churches throughout the USA. If your church or organization is interested in having him speak or preach, please contact us! We are trying to fill our schedule beginning from this July.
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We're Thankful
- We're so thankful for the incredible gift of our unborn child. We thank the Lord for this blessing!
- We're so thankful for the upcoming opportunity to work for a season with Hunter's Glen in America.
- We're so thankful for the wonderful support of our friends and family!
- We're so thankful for the way the Lord continuously provides for our every need.
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Pray With Us
- Pray for the health and safety of our baby as we eagerly anticipate meeting him/her in September.
- Pray for our upcoming move to the States, that everything will go smoothly. We specifically need to find storage for our furniture/household items and are praying for an empty apartment that we can use as storage and also as a temporary home when we return to Israel.
- Pray for both of our families as we make this transition.
- Pray for Rani as he prepares to develop this new program and that he will have opportunity to expand his preaching/teaching skills at various churches.
- Pray that we are able to raise enough financial support during our time in America for full-time ministry.
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