AUGUST NEWS FROM THE HECKMAN’S
MINISTRY NEWS:
We are busy on the Member Services Team at NTM. Lots going on. We have many folks heading to the field for the first time. Pray for the adjustment as they face new and sometimes unusual customs. The Grace of God is sufficient for all of the changes they (and we!) ever have to face.
We have several folks moving to retirement soon, this places them in a position of changes they probably never thought they would face. Lots of prayer is appreciated for the retirees, too.
We should be one of the first departments to move to the new “Towers” building for NTM. That may happen this fall as the carpet is being laid and a floor plan is soon to be allocated for our 4th floor offices.
Yesterday we got news that one of our former co-workers from Training Center days, Monte, has Leukemia and Pneumonia! Please pray for this man. He is in his 50s and has served faithfully for almost 30 years. He has severe allergies as well. Thanks for holding his family up in prayer as well as he undergoes aggressive Chemotherapy.
FAMILY NEWS:
Amy and Hector are trusting the Lord for the finances needed to continue the processing of Hector’s green card. They got news that the first step of the process is approved! Such good news!They need another $800 to continue the process. We are praying for
this provision, as we would love for them to join us at a family reunion in early September, in Michigan.
Debby and Brett are almost done with a 5 week cross-cultural missionary training course. They will be traveling again in Ohio and states of the East/Northeast. In the Fall they will head West to California and Oregon. They’ll join us at “Grandma’s lake” in Early September too! Chloe and Lily have been good little travelling troopers!
Beka and Cody had a nice concert a week ago at the NTM Homes facility. She gave a Chronological view of the life of Christ with her original songs. Such and encouraging evening! Her work has her in Air1-the Medi-vac helicopter in Volusia County and working in conjunction with the police as well. Lots of new things for her to learn and she appreciates prayer to enable her to do a good job. She is enjoying flying!
David Just got “Home” to Michigan from a cross country journey. He travelled to Seattle for a friend’s wedding and then back across the country again. Along the way he had a lot of “things” happen. You can read his blog on Facebook! He has some wonderful pictures there too! Thie one of him at Little America with the dinosaur is a classic! We always stopped at Little America Wyoming when we were travelling across the country! SO fun to see he carried on the tradition! David will work in Michigan for about 6 weeks, then he plans to move to Wisconsin and work there.!
Tim has had a difficult summer with an injury at work and not really enough hours to help him store up some money for school this coming fall. Please pray for him to have wisdom and direction in what his next step should be. Thanks a million
We have been blessed with seeing God working and building lives at our church home here in Florida. Great to see God’s word taking root, and lives changing as folks realize the power of God that is available for them to live for Him. George has been teaching in Acts in the adult Sunday School. Linda continues in music ministry and updating the bulletin board! (Flashback to teaching days!)
The Summer has been racing by. I do not know how the weeks go so quickly. We pray that we will be wise in our work, and be an encouragement and a blessing to others.
We SO appreciate your faithful prayers on our behalf. Your friendship and partnership are such an encouragement to us.
Thanks for letting us hear from YOU too! It’s always good to know how to pray more intelligently for YOU!
Have a Great August!!
George and Linda Heckman
SERVING WITH NTM AT THE US HOME OFFICE IN SANFORD FLORIDA FOR 11+ YEARS