The Doxology sung weekly, thick with accents from around the world. A young Hindu dad exploring the claims of Christianity. Newly trained elders implementing a shepherding plan. The sound of 50 children from our classrooms screaming at the top of their lungs songs about faith in Jesus, usually overpowering and beautifully distracting from my sermon introduction. Watching a 13-year-old pray her first prayer of repentance and faith with two of her friends. Hearing that the British single mom regularly fields her kids’ questions, “Is it Sunday? Can we go to church today!?” Readying a wedding message for a Kazakh young woman and her soon-to-be Colombian husband.
 
This is what you’ve allowed us to experience on a weekly basis, seeing the nations and the next generation coming together to soak in the good news of Jesus. Thank you for remembering us in your prayers and encouraging us regularly! We want to thank those of you who helped us finish 2015 well financially. It shouldn’t surprise us at this point, but we received exactly what we needed to break even on the year. Praise God!
 
We have an exciting month ahead of us and would love for you to pray for the following as you remember us:

• We head to Amsterdam for a Families in Global Transition Conference. There are so many tools we’d like to add to our toolbox and we ask you to pray for us as we learn from global experts on all things expat/third culture. Laura Kate and I will leave our kids in the States for some much-needed grandparent time.
• Our church hosts its annual Marriage Conference on March 4th-5th. A few of our favorite people, Ryan and Heather Laughlin, are coming down to lead the weekend. Please pray for good attendance, for hurting marriages to experience restoration, and that we’d connect with new families in our community.  
• New local volunteers and ministry leaders as we prepare to say goodbye to some key families in May/June.
• The physical health of our family. We still can’t seem to stay healthy for more than two weeks at a time. Praise God that Laura Kate and Baby Girl Lupton are progressing normally. We’re thankful that there is no Zika virus in Bogotá because of the elevation.