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New Year Update

Posted by Rob and Amy Ellis on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
The Fish Bed

The Fish Bed

Alabama…we made it!  Well, what a whirlwind of activity our last few weeks have been.  We finished Pageant. We packed up our stuff and cleaned up the house we had been house-sitting since June.  We had Christmas at Rob’s Mom and Dad’s.  We neatly (yeah right) put most of our stuff into storage while we are away in Alabama. Now we are getting settled into an efficiency apartment that has been provided to us, and we are exceedingly thankful.  Here are some pictures of the apartment.  We have decided to affectionately call it “The Fish” instead of home or the apartment.  (Get it?  The Fish, as in e-fish-ency apartment.)  We like to keep things fun…you know…for the kids.

The Fish Table

The Fish Table

We will be here in Alabama for about 5 weeks and we are so excited about spending this time with our family, friends, churches, supporters, and anyone else who would like to be a part of this team to reach Tanzania.  5 Weeks may seem like a long time, but this time is going to fly by.

In terms of our plans for leaving, we are on-schedule to depart on the 2nd of March.  I guess we should start some sort of countdown…maybe Facebook is the venue for that.  We still need our visas, so pray for that process please.

The Fish TV and Fish Pullout Couch

The Fish TV and Pullout Couch

In terms of financial support, we currently get 70% of what we need each month.  We are confident that God will provide us 100% of what we need each month.  We are praying that we will be at 100% of the recommended support before we leave for Tanzania.  If you want to be a part of the team, please contact us.  Please pray for more financial partners.  Please pray for our spiritual growth these weeks as we learn to deal with so many changes.  Please pray for our kids to enjoy this time in Alabama and begin to understand/accept all the changes we must go through.  Oh, and please pray that we will have a place to stay in Fort Lauderdale between 8 Feb and 2 March.

The Fish Recliner

The Fish Recliner

While we are in Fort Lauderdale in Feb, we are planning a yard sale so start saving your pennies now and plan on coming out to take advantage of some great ‘going away’ deals.

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Travel Costs

Posted by Rob and Amy Ellis on Friday, December 10th, 2010

Now for the fun part!!!  We want everyone to know how exceptionally, exceedingly, abundantly, awe-inspiring our God is!  The Pastor challenged the church to raise the funds to cover the cost of our tickets.  Putting it into perspective, we are expecting the tickets, taxes, baggage fees, etc, to push the cost over $4,000.  Some of the funds had already started trickling in, we had about $1,000 before Sunday, Nov. 14th.  But Oh the expanse of the wisdom and love of our God! The congregation gave more than enough to cover the cost of our travel!  How can we do anything but praise the Lord!

Amy and I agree that the coolest part was seeing how MANY people decided to be a part of this ministry by giving.  We actually don’t know how many people because of all the different ways that the funds came in, but it is probably around 300 or 400 people.  It really encouraged us to see that many people catching the vision of reaching people in Tanzania, wanting to be a part, and responding to God’s leading.  Another wonderful blessing we received was being able to read the sweet notes of encouragement and support written on numerous envelopes.  We were touched very deeply when we opened two envelopes that simply held pocket change.  Probably a young child who saw a need and wanted to give what they could.  I pray that someday our children will be that responsive to the needs of others.  And we pray for the Lord to bless all those that gave in order to get us to Tanzania.

So, what’s next on the agenda???  We get to pick up the phone and purchase our AIRLINE TICKETS!!! WOOHOO!!!

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Our Ordination and Commissioning

Posted by Rob and Amy Ellis on Friday, November 19th, 2010
Amy and I during the ordination and commissioning

Amy and I during the ordination and commissioning

I was not expecting to get 'emotional'...

I was not expecting to get 'emotional'...

Hello brothers, sisters, friends, co-laborers!  Well, last Sunday was a very special day.  Amy and I went to church early on Sunday in order to meet with the Pastors and Deacons; they got to hear all about our desire to reach Tanzania and they prayed over us.  This was the first in a series of prayers where Amy and I really felt ‘enveloped’ by the Spirit of God.  After our meeting, Amy went to rehearse for her special song that she sang during the service while I set up our ‘missionary’ table in the parlor since they held a reception for us after the service.

During the church service, the pastor brought us up on stage and told the congregation all about us, about New Tribes Mission, and about Tanzania.  He also mentioned that we were raising funds for our plane tickets and challenged the congregation to give in order to cover those costs.  Then they prayed for us again, and it was very, very mighty!  I know that the Lord will bring to mind those special prayers in the years ahead.

Then, Amy sang her song “Let My Life Light Up” and it was really fantastic.  The cool thing was most of our family didn’t know she would be singing so they were surprised and a lot of the congregation didn’t know what a spectacular voice the Lord has given her.  So, if you want to see the ordination follow the link below.  Our part is about 18 minutes into the service so slide the video time bar to 18 minutes and enjoy!

(http://www.livestream.com/crosspoints/video?clipId=pla_3af053ab-f6ee-4898-9d2a-2c973314b685&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb)

For the rest of the story (how did the church respond to the pastor’s challenge)…you’ll have to wait until our next blog (which will not be far behind!).

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Best place to get a solid Bible education…

Posted by Rob and Amy Ellis on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

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We Found a Church!

Posted by Rob and Amy Ellis on Monday, December 8th, 2008
Shelbyanne is excited about our new church.

Shelbyanne is excited about our new church.

Praise the Lord!

After a couple of months going to different churches to see where we would fit in best we have found our niche. We have gone to Community Baptist Church in Lebanon, MO. The people there are so warm and friendly. We are looking forward to getting involved in some of the ministries there when we return from visiting with family and friends over the Christmas and New Years Holiday.

Blessings,
Amy

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