Dear Friends,

It has been our conviction that when we have enough prayer support, the Lord will give us enough financial support to start our church planting ministry. Now, with close to 1,000 people receiving our prayer letter directly and many others through their church, the Lord is opening the door for our departure. With 95% of our support in place, we are making firm plans to move in October. This will give us time to pack, sell our house, and hold several more meetings to wrap up our deputation ministry. We are excited, but well aware that in faith we are stepping far outside our comfort zone. As a family we are resting in this promise in Deut 31:8 :“And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee.”

House

Theo has been finishing a number of projects around the house and has listed the house in several places. We have had a few responses, but no serious inquiries yet. Please pray that the Lord would bring the right buyer our way. Along these lines, we are also actively looking for housing in the Netherlands. We have several options and need the Lord’s clear direction.

Ordination

We rejoice that Theo passed his public ordination questioning! He will be formally set apart for the Gospel ministry on August 15^th (5 p.m.) at our home church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church. We invite all who are in the area to come share this special service with us.

Support

At 95% we are getting close to having all our needs met! We are pressing on toward an October departure with confidence that the Lord will indeed bring together the final members of our support team. We praise Him for providing almost fifty percent of our passage fund (which covers all one-time expenses involved in our move) and plan to hold a large yard sale in September to help add to this fund. We are entering a bittersweet time as we begin our farewells! This past weekend we said goodbye to extended family and dear friends in Sarah’s home state of Virginia.

Looking Ahead

Aug 15 – Ordination Service, Greenville, SC

Aug 22 – Community Baptist Church, Bradenton, FL

September – Pack J

Oct 10-13 – Fairview Baptist Church, Towanda, KS

Oct 17 – Crossview Baptist Church, Harrisburg, NC

Oct 20 – Potential Departure Date (10-20-2010)J

Prayer Requests

1. Daily growth in grace through God’s Word.

2. The sale of our house.

3. Effective ministry to churches.

4. Our final support and passage fund needs.

5. Increased evangelistic opportunities.

Serving Him Joyfully,

Theo and Sarah van Reijn