Full Circle

Several years ago, God used a book that totally changed my worldview: Radical by David Platt. It shifted my focus from pursuing the American Dream to abandoning it.

"We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the Gospel is American 

and how much is Biblical...

Somewhere along the way we missed what is radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable."

This book set me on a path to see missions and ministry wherever God planted me.  Little did I know that five years later, God would be leading me in another part of the world to pursue His call to global missions.  And little did I know that one of the quotes from that specific book would be included in the magazine announcing our pursuit of God's call to missions from the agency where He led us.

~~Melanie

To read about the missionaries serving in our region of the world, click here: http://www.abwe.org/news/2015-new-missionaries-to-latin-america#.VemVpX3IZ8E

 To read the full Message magazine, click here: http://www.abwe.org/message-magazine/the-2015-candidate-issue

Literature Ordered!!

We are so excited to announce our literature (brochure, table display, and prayer cards) have been ordered!!  Melanie's brother diligently worked on designing these items, and we are very thankful for his time and expertise he has given to the Powley Journey in this way.  We can't wait to see them printed and begin using them during our ministry visits and presentations. We hope to share them with you soon!

Ethan's Birthday!!

We came to eat lunch with Ethan today for his birthday and were greeted by these fantastic glasses!

Joy in the Journey

One more night to go of Partnership Development Training!  We have been working by day and training by night :-) We have been grateful for our family and babysitter for taking such great care of Ethan and Emily in the evenings.

We have learned a great deal of information, but the best part of this training has been hearing how God has and is working in the lives of the other appointed missionaries in our class. We've heard stories of God's faithfulness, comfort, and encouragement.  It's been a JOY to be a part of this class.

Psalms 9: 1-3, "I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.  I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High."

Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter to hear more about how God is working.  We hope to send out our first newsletter in September.

Journey Happenings

Back to School!
Ethan started 3rd grade and Emily began her toddler class this week. Melanie has also returned to campus and begins teaching next week.  We are praying for all of our students and teachers this year as you all shine His light where He has placed you.

Still in Training.
David and Melanie are half-way through partnership development training.  These classes are Monday-Thursday evenings through the end of next week.  We are learning so much and have been encouraged by the many stories we have heard in class of how God works in the lives of individuals.

Making Progress.
This past week, we have finalized the design of our literature with the help of Melanie's brother and hope to have everything printed in the next few weeks.  We were also able to schedule our first church ministry presentation and are excited to see where God continues to lead us.

Kingdom Come Training

We just finished our first session in Kingdom Come Training: Prayer and Financial Partner Development.

Church Plants

Here is a map of the different towns where Thomas Beard has started churches.