My little girl’s jaw dropped. Her brown eyes sparkled with pure delight. We felt her joy as she looked back at us. “It’s Rich!” she whispered as she waited her turn to speak to him.

It was Rich Aguilera, dear to Lily and Luke from the program “The Creation Case” on 3ABN Kids Network. Lily had prayed that Jesus would allow her to meet Rich, and He answered her prayer! It was wonderful to see my little girl so happy. I think our Heavenly Father was even more thrilled than I was.

I am happy, too! God has answered our prayers to bring us to AFM missionary training this summer! Praise the Lord, we are learning so much! We have learned about hermeneutics, philosophy of mission, transitioning families cross-culturally, spiritual healing, mental health, writing, photography, international safety, finance, outreach practicum, exercise, strategic planning, and much more. As I write this, we still have nine weeks to go. Thank you so much for your prayers and gifts to the Lord that have made this valuable training possible.

God invites us to “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jer. 33:3). He wants to answer our prayers! By God’s grace, let’s pray big and without ceasing because our God is an awesome God!

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