Sabedoria means wisdom in Portuguese. And we need some right now!

 Here are our latest prayer requests!

1.We are seriously considering buying a car, now that our motorcycle has been stolen. But it is a big decision and a costly one, too. We are not sure yet when or where we would buy one, or how much we can spend. Please be praying for God’s hand to guide us in this, as even the oldest, poorest condition of cars start at $10,000!

2. Please Please Please pray for the health of our family. We are continually battling with one thing or another. Please pray for relief and good nutrition, rest and energy. Also, pray for us to be learning and listening to the Lord in the midst of our trials and looking for ways to serve each other.

3. Soccer! Please pray for Tim as he continues to practice and spend time with the soccer players of one of Mozambique’s teams here. He can already see God moving and has an opportunity to ask a few of the guys to come to church with us.

4. Tim’s Testimony: Please pray for Tim as he prepares to share his testimony in Portuguese with the church that our language helper pastors. This will be next Sunday, May 23.

5. Opportunity to teach missionaries’ kids! We have been approached by our friends who are heading up the school system here for the missionary kids to take on two teaching roles: Bible and Physical Education. The age group is 6-9th graders and it would be 4 days a week for Bible, and 2 for P.E. We are so excited to have this presented in front of us but realize it would be a big commitment and might slow our language study down a bit. Also, it won’t be possible without our own car. And so…back to number 1!

Thank you so much! We look forward to posting our progress as God unfolds his plans!

This past Thursday was my second week attending the women’s prayer group that gets together from our church. The first time I was more than nervous, praying the whole way that I could speak and actually understand in Portuguese, and be accepted by the women. As I crossed the uneven planks of wood that formed a bridge over the sewage running by, I tried not to be bothered by the cat-calls and stares as everyone stopped what they were doing to stare at the white girl. What would someone like her be doing here? The whole time all I just prayed, “Lord, I trust you. This is so weird but strangely invigorating! How is it that amidst all these people I don’t even know, you are placing a love for them in my heart? Please let my countenance speak your love.”

Relieved, I met up with a sister from the church on the way. Together we walked and carried a wooden bench to the plot of dusty ground we call our church. One by one more ladies arrived. We greeted each other as each one trickled in and worked together to weave an old blue tarp through the sticks that make up the unfinished roof. Finally settling under the shade of the tarp on a bamboo mat, we began singing and worshipping the Lord.

Singing in Portuguese is hard enough, especially without the words. And only half their songs are in Portuguese. The rest are in their mother tongue-a tribal language of the people in this area. It’s beautiful to listen to but  we don’t know enough to really sing along. At least in our hearts we can all be giving thanks to the same God, no matter what the language.

After this, one of the older woman explained that she would like me to share something from the Word of God with them all. A little caught off guard, but grateful for the opportunity, I agreed and said I would do my best to read and speak in Portuguese, and hopefully it will all make sense. Hours before, at breakfast, the Lord had reminded me of 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. He had led me to these verses when we lost our first baby in 2006. It speaks about how the Lord comforts us when we are hurting so we can later comfort others with his love.  A woman there, whom we had visited last week, had just miscarried as well. At this point, I was praising God in my heart for the pain and aches we experienced. Now I was able to not only understand and have compassion for other women in this place, but also share with them the love and comfort I received from the Lord, the King of Suffering.

They expressed their thanks, and we were all mutually encouraged by the strength in God’s promises. Then the woman told me that God had just spoken through me and I was meant to share that day. She had come prepared with another message, but heard the Lord say I was the one who needed to share. And at the same time, he had been putting the memory in my heart at breakfast. I love the way God works.

-kat

“…I HAVE TOLD YOU THESE THINGS, SO THAT IN ME YOU MAY HAVE PEACE. IN THIS WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE. BUT TAKE HEART! I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” -the life-giving words of Jesus from John 16:33

NEWS: With a grateful heart we write to you from Mozambique.  How are things going across the ocean?  It has been almost 3 months since we arrived in Mozambique and we are learning new things about the culture and language every day.  Sometimes they aren’t things we want to learn or experience, but then we realize that Christ is working through every circumstance for our sanctification and, ultimately, His glory.

NOT FORGOTTEN: We have had a rollercoaster of a time and it has been very difficult to keep everyone updated on the things God is doing.  We spent almost a year in America dedicated to networking and keeping people updated on things and sharing Gods heart about missions.  Amongst the language study and slow internet we must apologize to all of you for not keeping in better touch.  Although we are very busy with relationship building and Portuguese study, we want you all to know that we think of you often and miss you very much! Your support is never overlooked or under-appreciated!

CURRENTLY:  We are working hard to study Portuguese.  The main purpose of Portuguese study is to become involved within the Mozambican church.  We are currently attending a small church in a rural neighborhood called a “bairro”. To get there, we take the motorbike to our office, and then walk for about 15 or 20 minutes through a muddy trail and over a couple little bridges to get to a little tarp-covered area outside. You would never know it was anything until the Church comes to worship and fellowship. What a beautiful thing that is! We hope to become a part of this body of believers and raise an awareness of what our organization does in bringing God’s Word where it has yet to exist.  We also are praying for some who could come alongside us in the ministry when it comes time to move out into the village areas.  These individuals know the culture and therefore would be a vital asset in church planting.  Wouldn’t it be great if after communicating and training national church staff, they would be able to reach the unreached in their own country?  Please pray for these opportunities to gain Mozambican partnerships.     

FIRST LANGUAGE CHECK: We will have an evaluation on our language ability in June after having been here for six months.  There are four general levels of growth in language learning called, BASIC, PROGRESSING, CABABLE AND PROFICIENT. To communicate spiritual truths and partner/train Mozambicans, it is recommended that we be as high up as possible.  After three months, we have yet to find out what level we are in. We are tested in language and culture, as they go hand in hand, and are asking God daily to open our minds to understand and absorb all these things quickly.

FIELD CONFERENCE: God blessed us with the opportunity to spend 5 days at a Field meeting with our entire team, and we were able to meet the rest of the church planters who are scattered throughout the country. We spent the time in a beautiful and remote location 5 hours away surrounded by mountains. What a breath of fresh air. A Brazilian pastor and his wife came as the speakers and we found ourselves very encouraged not just by his messages, but also by the fact that we could understand almost all of what he said, even with his Brazilian accent!! Besides that, overall we felt the Lord impressing on our hearts the importance of encouraging and serving our teammates and being catalysts for more fellowship and communication. This work is hard and we are realizing that part of our ministry here starts with our team.

MINISTRY: Tim has been asked to give his testimony at a local church where he is friends with the pastor.  The pastor is also our language learning teacher.  He will be doing it in Portuguese which will be an exciting event and ministry opportunity.   Other opportunities that we have:  we have made a lot of friendships within the city and have been able to communicate Biblical truths with little Portuguese speaking ability.  We are friends with people from 7 different religions and have even encountered people from California.  Some of these contacts we have seen one time, some more than once.  Pray that God will put us in their paths over and over again for His great purposes.

FUTURE:  Our organization has two possible locations within Mozambique, where the gospel has not yet reached.  As of now, we are not sure which one of these village locations/people groups we will be working with.  One is in the North and one in the South.  As of now we cannot comment definitively on this but will be having a meeting this week with the other Church Planters to discuss strategy and future team formations.   As we pray about these two opportunities we will be waiting on the Lord to guide our team and provide wisdom and direction.

PRAY:

1. Pray for Tim’s testimony to encourage others.         
2. Pray for wisdom in raising Caden in Mozambique.
3. Pray for our ministry within the city and our influence in the local church.
4. Pray for Portuguese language and culture study to be productive.
5. Pray for our Health: We have been sick on and off since we have been here and continually feel run-down.
6. Pray for continued strength and encouragement while we minister in this city.  It’s not the best place to live or raise a family and we get discouraged sometimes.

Once again, thank you for being a part of this.  Please don’t pass by without taking time to pray for our strength and perseverance.  We are so grateful to you all for loving us enough to pray for us and to support us financially.  Pray for God to give our team wisdom in the coming months as to the nature of our work and the strategy we will use to get into these locations. 

Much Love,

 The Warners

I guess I never thought too hard about that saying until arriving here…but after spending almost two months with hives and finding various kinds and sizes of critters sharing the sheets with us…I’m actually going to start saying it to Caden before bed.
A family member told me that I should try to take the time to journal about the way things are here so I can look back and remember my first impressions of this place. It’s crazy how fast we are already forgetting -or maybe just adjusting-to the things that first shocked us so much. So we thought it is better to share with everyone a taste of our new life and try to give you a picture of what it is like here.

Lifestyle:

When the sun rises, it’s lucky if it beats the people. By five this city is already bustling with movement; roosters crowing, people outside on their way to work, cleaning cars, selling produce, and getting ready for the day. Everyone walks everywhere, or takes a chapa (a.k.a. tin can on wheels). They are probably meant to seat about 12, but with proper motivation (which no one lacks here) they can easily seat 30. We have had many interesting experiences on chapas…I have almost fallen out of a chapa, nursed Caden on a chapa, had another woman sit on my lap in a chapa, and probably contracted my cold from a chapa. Others ride inexpensive motorbikes-similar to a chapa, but with only two wheels- which we have also bought until we are able to purchase a vehicle. Traffic rules do not apply here, and contrary to America, pedestrians do not have the right of way. Venders walk the streets and come to your door with fruit, vegetables, beans, fish and many other things that we can’t identify. Bartering is part of the culture here, which makes for a fun and practical way to learn more about the language and culture.Trash is everywhere and certain allies are designated for dumping so the poor can rummage through before the trucks come and pick it up every week. A few of the main streets are paved, but once you get out of the city, it’s all dirt roads and beautiful trees and mountains and small villages. We really feel like we can breathe out there and much prefer it to the city culture.

Daily Duties:

 Everything takes longer in Africa. Preparing food, doing laundry, cleaning the house and running errands more than double in time when your transportation is your feet and you don’t have the machines like dishwashers and dryers to do the work for you. Hence, many people hire house helpers and people who watch their children so they can work. We have been blessed to have our “empregada” who works full time at our place keeping things clean and filling in the gaps with Caden when we just can’t do it all! She is great. As our Portuguese improves, so does our relationship with her, and Caden is warming up to her well, too. An excellent perk is that we are able to practice Portuguese with her as well during the day when we can’t get out of the house!

Housing:

When we first arrived here, we stayed in a public guest house for three weeks until moving into our apartment down the street. We are living in a Portuguese style building, complete with a veranda, which serves as a place to hang our laundry and sit and watch people “pasear”. Everyone sits on their verandas and visits with their neighbors and we really enjoy the community lifestyle here. People are very interactive with each other throughout the day and it’s easy to meet new people.

Portuguese:

Right now we are in Phase 2 of Language Study, which is self-directed. We are very encouraged by our language helper, who meets with us 4 times a week for two hours at a time. He is awesome and an excellent teacher. Our goals for this phase are to continue building our vocabulary, grow in our understanding and use of sentence structure and ability to comprehend and form structured dialogs. Culture is intermingled with language anywhere you go, and we are also focused on growing in our understanding of how the people think, work and live. All these efforts are done in hopes to be able to minister and partner with the people in reaching those who still have no access or knowledge of God’s Word.

PLEASE be praying for us and our team! Here’s How:

Our Health> We have all been battling since arrival with one thing or another (hives, bugs, flu, diahhrea, burns, etc) and want to be in good shape so we can do the best job possible and give our all to Caden as well.

Language/Culture Study> We have so much to learn and need discipline, time, opportunities to meet more people and get deeper in relationships, and energy to study!!

Ministry> Pray for our lives to be a light and example of Christ’s love and servanthood even as we are still learning how to communicate.

Future> Please pray for our future teammates and us as we prepare to move into a more remote location, and for the people we hope to reach to be openhearted and ready for God’s message.

Caden> For him to continue to adapt well here and for time to play with friends his age and have more social interaction with children.

A million thanks and love to you all! We could not be here without you! Skype us!!

We are writing this after our first 4 weeks in Mozambique. So many new experiences to share with you all! Before we tell you a bit about that, we want you all to know that we are thanking God for all of you who stand beside us in this journey and faithfully pray and give to make it possible. God is moving here and your investments are for a great cause to further his name. So…let’s begin.

First impressions: Mozambique greeted us with a blanket of heat so thick we felt like we were wearing fleece robes in a sauna. Welcome to Africa! It is summertime here, and we never really stop sweating. We met our team and got a feel for the city life right away, as we were located in a random guest house in the middle of town. The city is a little hard on the eyes, lots of cement, trash, dirt…and everyone is always outside, which we love. We have had an amazing time so far meeting people outside the lojas (shops along the road) and practicing our Portuguese with our new friends in the casa de hospedes (guest house). The time spent at the guest house was beneficial yet challenging. Caden shared a room with us which made it very difficult to study, because we would put him down for bed and have to leave the room and work in the kitchen while the other guests came in and out and started conversations with us. Although we really enjoyed building new relationships and learning more Portuguese, it slowed us down a lot too.

After three weeks, we were able to move into an apartment that is just down the road and close enough to walk to the shops. We are praising God for his provision and praying for opportunities to build good relationships with our new neighbors.

We don’t currently have a vehicle, and so we bought a little motorbike (50cc) to get from A to B until a car comes along. Road rules have very little significance in this culture, so every trip out is a very interesting experience, and yes Caden comes with us. 

Mondays through Fridays are currently spent in the first phase of Language Study. We have a Language Consultant on our team who works with a Mozambican man as our Language Helper to guide us through different activities to help us learn. Each morning is two sessions totaling 4 hours. By the time you read this letter, we will have learned over 1000 new Portuguese words and phrases. It’s crazy to think how learning a new culture and language take us back to what it’s like to be a child.  Some sessions can be frustrating when we are learning such basic things and still can’t communicate much. Yet we know we need the Lord’s patience and clarity of mind to learn the foundations of Portuguese and Moz culture in order to build a proper level of communication and have an effective ministry down the road.

During the morning sessions, Caden is at the office outside playing with our Empregada, a woman who looks after him and then also helps at our home three days a week. This is all very new for us, especially the house help. However, it is necessary in a culture like this one where EVERYTHING takes a lot more time. Kat could easily fill each day with cleaning, errands and cooking and have very little time out meeting people and interacting. Now with house help, she is able to get out and study and really dig in to the culture. And, if she is at home during that time, she is able to still practice her Portuguese and build a relationship with a Mozambican.

Overall, the adjustment has been very good. Caden had a hard time in the beginning…but he is doing great now. We all feel much better being in our own place, since we had moved out of our last apartment in November and spent about 3 months in other people’s homes. Thank you so much for all of your prayers for us in this time. They are precious to us.

God continues to teach us and strengthen us daily. His faithfulness and glory are beyond words and we are overjoyed that we serve such a great God!  May your lives be a sacrifice for our king, wherever you are, for He alone is worthy.

Please be patient with us as we try to correspond-our internet access is limited and we hope to get internet in our apartment soon. Know we are thinking of you all and miss you like crazy!

Please continue to pray for us in these areas:

• For our personal and family life to be centered in the Lord
• For our minds to absorb and understand Portuguese and the culture around us
• For good relationships to be formed with the nationals
• For good communication and teamwork among Visao Integral (NTM’s Moz Team)
• For our prayer life to increase

…and however else the Lord leads you! He knows best!

All our love to you, Christ’s Church! Thank you for your partnership!

Tim, Kat and Caden

MOZAMBIQUE UPDATE

Family, we have finally found time and a connection to update our blog.   As always we will try keep you updated as soon as time allows.

Here is the breakdown.

It was about a 6 hour journey to Mozambique from South Africa.  We woke up at 4:30am, left South Africa at 8:40am and arrived in Mozambique at 1:00pm.

Upon arrival to Mozambique, we were taken to a guesthouse that is going to be our home for the next month while we finish Phase 1 of Portuguese language study.  Every week, there are new faces that come into the guesthouse and this gives us an opportunity to practice our Portuguese and make friends.  As you can imagine, we are still trying to adjust to the heat, the bumpy roads, mosquitoes, and living life in a foreign country.  The first night here, Kat got bitten by bed bugs and has welts all over her arm, we sleep with the little guys every night but they don’t seem to like the taste of Tim’s blood.  Out of all of us, we ask you to pray for Caden the most.  He is having the hardest time adjusting and doesn’t know what’s best for him.  He seems to be improving everyday and we took him to a Dutch doctor who said his ears are fine.

WHATS IT LIKE:  As you can imagine, we stand out!  We try to take walks everyday through the city as the cars and motorbikes rush by us and Caden says, “BIKE”.  There are lots of potholes in the roads and a ton of traffic dodging the giant holes.  Its hot all day hear, yet cools off by 3:30pm with a nice breeze.  You can find people selling fruit on the streets as well as cell phone air time.  There are lots of tiny stores that sell random stuff that are called barakas.  We have not seen much outside the city but will in time.  You bathe in your own sweat hear, its hilarious and something you just need to get used to.  Cold showers are the most refreshing thing for us and after we put Caden down to sleep we enjoy talking with the other people in the guesthouse.  We teach them how to speak English and they teach us how to speak Portuguese.  We are up at 5:30am most days and start our morning with Caden playing in our room while we try and wake up. 

It is amazing how much of a testimony your very life can have in a country where you stand out.  How do we handle stress?  How do we treat our kids?  How do we respect the people?  How do we dress?  Do we have Christ’s love in our eyes?  These are the things that people notice and the things we need to consider daily in order to be profitable in ministry.  The other night, Tim went for a walk with his Mozambique friend.  As he was getting his lessons in culture and language, a person asking for money came up to him.  Tims Mozambique friend said, “This is your first test, your job starts now”.   Tim was able to pray for this man to get food everyday as well as rely on God for his daily needs, both spirititual and physical.  Pray for this man, that he may find a Mozambique friend who can lead him and explain to him all about Gods grace and forgiveness.

WHAT ARE THINGS GOING TO BE LIKE:  We are currently in the process of finding an apartment to rent in town.  On Wednesday our first phase of CLA (Culture and Language Aquistion) starts.  We will have two language sessions from 8am-12pm.  During this time, Caden will be looked after by a Mozambique lady who is very nice.  In the afternoon we will be giving an opportunity to review language with a language helper.  After the first 100 hours of class time we will then be responsible to learn Portuguese using tools that our organization gave us during our training.  Portuguese is vital to learn because it gives us the ability to partner with members of the church in Mozambique, in reaching remote people groups.

PRAY-

1. Caden to adjust to life here
2. Tim and Kat to adjust as well
3. Very fast language learning ability
4. Lives to be testimonies to shop owners as well as people we meet everyday
5. Health- that we wont contract malaria or get sick. 
6. To find an apartment for a reasonable price soon.
7. Focus and direction for the specific ministry God has for us in Mozambique
8. Decide on the best time to look for a vehicle

As always, we wouldn’t be able to be here without your prayers and support.  It is not easy to adjust here, so be praying.  Thank you so much for everything, Love the Warners

  So we have some interesting news as well as some huge prayer requests.

SOUTH AFRICA SO FAR: We have had a very profitable 2 week layover in South Africa.  We were able to touch base with family as well as friends.  We made some connections with an awesome church on the coast.  They are very mission minded and also excited about the work that NTM does.  What makes this connection so unique is the fact that they have been praying about opportunities to serve in Mozambique.  Within a short time, we hope to have some members from this church come on up to visit us, bringing supplies as well as serving there God and helping us out. 

It was also a blessing to attend their church service and share with their pastor about the work NTM does.  We are anticipating God working in a huge way through this connection, in reaching the world and sharing His love.

CADEN’S STATUS:  Caden has been sick for the entire time in South Africa, although being in great spirits and enjoying every moment of this trip.  We decided to take him to the doctor to check him out.  After being checked out we found out that he has a chest cough as well as fluid on the ears.  He picked up this cold in S.D. before we came to Africa and it was made worse by travel.  With this said, the doctor has told us to postpone our travel plans to Mozambique by 4 days in order for the antibiotics to work.  The very positive news is that we will still make the deadline for when our language study classes begin but will not have very much time in Mozambique to adjust to life before the rush of language study and ministry begins.

HOW ARE WE FEELING? At first when we found out we’d need to postpone, we had mixed feelings. We are excited to get going and reach Moz, but this trip has also been busy and we are relieved to have a little extra down time as a family before the big transition.  We are feeling refreshed and rested just from the extra day so far, and are thanking God for always working things out for the best.

WHERE WILL WE LIVE? We will be moving into a guess house until phase 1 of our Portuguese study is complete.  This will be six or seven weeks.  We will be hosted by a Mozambique family.  They will be helping us adjust as well as answering all questions we have.  Our bonding with this family will enable us to love and appreciate Mozambique culture.

SOOOOOOO…..

COULD YOU PLEASE PRAY FOR…

1.  Caden’s health to improve before our flight on the 19th
2. Our hearts to be continually open to God’s leading
3. Our language study to be very profitable and that we may learn fast
4. Our host family to adjust to hosting Americans, and that we may be good witnesses as well as make lasting friendships with them
5. The connection we made with a church in S.A to be used by God

As Always, we couldn’t be here without you! God is continually teaching and testing and growing us and we feel privileged to be his own.  What an awesome God we serve! 

HIGHLIGHTS OF S.A.

All of the Africans are magnetically drawn to Caden, and he’s such a flirt. If we are eating out we usually can eat while they carry him around the restaurant or café.  This helps us eat without Caden throwing the salt and pepper on the floor, lol. 

MUGG’n’BEAN- Yummy coffee and delicious food.  We are convinced that all is well in the world as long as we have  good coffee.

Practicing our Zulu with the Africans…apparently we have terrible accents

Swimming in the Indian Ocean

Brushing our teeth with the foreign toothpaste from the airport that might just be ICY HOT in disguise

Thunderstorms

Reading THE SHACK

Spending time with family…and of course…all the braais (BBQs)

Our Partner Jerry (he has helped us out a lot with Caden and has also made great connections in South Africa, for future ministry)

Church Service on Sunday where we were introduced to the congregation and then sent off.  The crazy thing:  they met us the Sunday we arrived and welcomed us.  Praise God

THE BEAUTY OF NESTING (PART 1) by Kat

Since we moved out of our apartment this last November, we have felt as if we were floating from one place to the next, living out of bags, sharing kitchens and bathrooms and a bedroom with Caden. Our hosts have all been incredible and we have no complains, but a girl can’t help the itch to nest. All day I look at the places we stay, getting inspired from shops like Poetry (S.A.’s version of Anthropologie) about how I dream to make my home. Even throughout our training, we were never in one place for more than a year at a time (with the exception of Missouri) and became accustomed to moving, i.e. living without a lot of stuff. It does great things to my soul when I picture the time coming shortly when I can actually and somewhat finally settle in our own place. Just one more transition to go. Starting over is fun and exciting, and this time we’re going African. Don’t worry, you are all invited to stay.

Hi friends and family,

So we are officially here in Africa and fortunately we have internet access so we will send out an update now and one when we arrive in Mozambique.

The flight was really long, but we got through it and we are thankful for your prayers.  We flew for 10 hours to Frankfurt Germany, had a 12 hour layover in Frankfurt, and then a 10 hour stretch onto South Africa.  Loooooong.    Please keep praying for Caden because he has a lot of congestion and cried for over an hour last night.

We are so excited to get to Mozambique and will be there on the 15^th.  We are making final preparations in South Africa and have met up with our partner Jerry.  We will meet another partner on the 15^th when we all catch our flight to Mozambique. 

Upon arrival to Mozambique we will try and update you.

We love you all and really appreciate all your prayers.  Please continue to pray for us because we have many transitions ahead.

Once again we are so blessed and appreciate your partnership with us on this journey.

First impressions for Tim:  After checking five bags and carrying five hand luggage bags onto the plane I was ready for a 10 hour message.  It was cool to be able to have my awesome wife along with me on this journey.  She was a huge encouragement when we had to find our way through Frankfurt.  On the first ride we had a women next to us roll her eyes when she saw Caden, and when we asked if she didn’t like babies, she replied “Well, not for 10 hours.”  It was challenging to exemplify Christs love in this situation.  When we arrived in South Africa, memories were flooding my mind and I felt so comfortable to be in my country.  I immediately got stuck into my favorite bag of chips that my sister bought me.  As we took a nap and tried to recover from our jet lag, I heard a bird that I have not heard in 7 years, a grey Lourie, A.K.A the go away bird.  It was amazing.  Google search this bird when you get a moment.  We are now some what rested and I cant wait to arrive at our new home in Mozambique. 

First perspectives for Kat: 

It surprised me how collected and ready I felt the morning we left…all I could do was think forward. Thankfully, this optimism and excitement carried me through both 10 hour flights and the 12 hour layover. When we touched down, it was like coming home. Nothing has felt this right before. It’s like when you are on a long run and it’s beautiful outside and your favorite song is on your ipod, and you get to the that burst of energy that carries you up the hill. Now I am at the top looking out at the broad new horizon and I can’t wait to keep going. This is so crazy and fun. I have to say a special shout out to our absolutely amazing friends for being so rad and thoughtful!! We love you all and can’t wait to share this adventure with you. Welcome to our journey!

Love the Warners

IT IS NOW THE TIME TO DEPART

We leave in 24 hours and we cannot even explain to you how many emotions we feel.  What a year it has been. At times it has been really exhausting.

 We are really not doing marketing but rather are ambassadors for our King, going out letting the world know, what our King has done and will do. 

“How precious are the feet of those who bring good news”

We are thankful to all of you for you support, prayers and encouragement.  As soon as we have a way to do another update we will do it. 

PL E A S E P R AY

• For a safe journey, God to go before us.
• For Caden to withstand the long journey
• A profitble time in South Africa
• A good adjustment to Mozambique
• Ministry opportunities to arise

You may not hear for us in a while but we will do the best to get an update out and let you all know we arrived at our final destination.

Yes it is true, we leave for Mozambique in approximately 7 days. We are sad to leave our friends and family behind but truly know that God goes before us.
The creator of the universe is our comfort and strength.

Please pray for us as you know this is a big transition and all three of us are currently fighting of a throat and sinus infection.

The way God comforted us today is by Hebrews chapter 11. All those in the faith hall of fame trusted God for everything. It is our goal and ambition to trust our Lord in everything.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

We are still currently trying to raise our funds to a sustainable level, thank you to those who are partnering with us.
We are packing four bags and a couple carry-ons. Its gonna be a fun challenge, stay posted for pictures of us packing.
We will be sent off by Generation church on the 27th. You are welcome to come.
Its currently in the 90′s in Mozambique, so were gonna sweat.
Our first 100 hours of Portuguese study in a class setting has been arranged for us when we get to Moz.
We are now saving as much money as we can to purchase a vehicle within the next 6 months+

We love you all and will be in touch. Enjoy this video of Caden