Nathan Goes To Africa

First,thank you everybody for your prayers as I travelled to Texas. I left last Thrusday to Houston with my friend Jerimey. We drove 12 hours through the night to get back to his house. Man,that was a long drive,but at least I had someone with me to talk to. Anyway,I had a great couple days in Houston with friends. I got to eat some sushi which is becoming my new favorite food. I went to a Reds Astros game which thankfully my Reds won!
Early Sunday morning,I made the three hour drive from Houston to San Antonio. I was able to speak in Sunday School at Faith Bible Church and also share my ministry in the morning service. The people there were so friendly. I had such a wonderful time there. What a great spirit in the church! It was really nice getting to talk to a few of the members there.
Of course,being in San Antonio,I had to go see the Alamo. Wow,that place is alot nicer than I ever thought it would be. It was such a beautiful place. It is so much bigger than I thought it was too.
After the Alamo,I got to travel a couple hours north to Austin,TX,to visit some friends I hadn’t seen in a couple years. It was a blessing spending a couple days with them and catching up.
Thanks again for all your prayers! It was a great trip!

Last week at church,a couple of my friends were able to share some things from their missions trip to Northern Ireland. It was such a blessing hearing the stories and seeing what God had done.
After the service,I was able to talk to Micah,one of the men who went on the trip. Seeing his heart for helping missionaries was great. We were able to talk a bit about some common misconceptions people have about missionaries. What I wanted to do here is maybe try to clear two of them up and help people realize missionaries are just like everybody else.
One thing I hear alot is that missionaries stick out from everyone else in the country. Actually,when they move to their new country,they do everything they can to “fit in.” They get involved with their ministry work of course,but also do their best to make their new place home. Another thing I here is that missionaries are “super Christians” and they dont have the same problems as everybody else. If you ask any missionary this,they would probably laugh and let you know they are just like every body else. They go through the same ups and downs as everybody. They have the same problems,worries and struggles as everybody. Most of the time,they don’t have anyone to talk to about them. We need to make sure to pray for our missionaries often. If you ask any missionary what the number one thing is they need, all of them would say is they NEED our prayers.