Wow, it has been months since I have sat down & wrote an update on our lives. Why?- well to put it bluntly because we have no idea what is coming up next!

    This summer has been full of life and transitions. Justin's parents have moved once- and will move again. Justin finished his final online course to complete his bachelors in Biblical Literature! I completed hours of teaching & commuting to Grand Rapids to complete my TESOL degree & internship requirements. Both of us doing this while working- we have been busier than either of us have been in a long time.

    Some people talk of God nudging them gently in the right direction. I feel like Justin & I have gotten some strong kicks in the back in the right direction. Jobs, housing arrangements, and more have fallen through in Holland, MI. So we are left asking God (what we should have asked before), "Now what?!".

    The answer to our question did not come quickly, and has not yet been answered fully. Fellow recent graduates and others may be able to sympathize with this slow waiting process. The answer has , however, started to come through conversations with each other, prayer times with God, and burdens on our hearts.

    Those who have known me (Leah) for a while have known that I have always felt a call to oversees missions. As a little girl I balanced baskets on my head to prepare me to live with African women when I'm older. I pursued TESOL & Biblical literature to prepare me for a life in missions! Those who know Justin know his heart echoes my own- one thing that draws us together is our love & passion for oversees missions!

   Our answer to "NOW WHAT?!"- has come in gentle whispers from God that simply say- "prepare to Go". No details about when, where, why, or how. He is preparing Justin & I's hearts to be ready to go. We are applying to mission organizations left & right, emailing people oversees in Palestine, Turkey, India and Thailand. We are praying and seeking- and we feel in our hearts that it is our time to go, and it will be soon.

Prayer Requests:
- opening our hearts to leaving our families & friends
- following God!
- details as to when & where we will go!
- joy in the midsts of waiting

Love all of you- more updates to come as we prepare for our life in ministry,

Leah & Justin Lechner