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Thanks for praying for a safe delivery of our baby.  Our son, Samuel, was born on August 31, and is now two months old and growing like a weed.  Check our news updates for all the details.

Thanks too for praying about our decsion about where to serve God next.  At this time, we feel God is leading us to continue our ministry to MK’s and their parents in Paraguay, South America.  You can also read all those details in our latest news update on this site, or in our upcoming newsletter.  If you don’t get our newsletter, feel free to subscribe under the "Subscribe" tab.

Announcing Samuel Collin Cain

Born August 31st, 2008

8 lb. 15 oz.

21 inches long

Samuel Collin was named after his paternal great grandfather, Connie Collins Cain, whose godly influence profoundly impacted Brad’s life. Grandpa Connie has a wonderful sense of humor, always has time for people and is very bold in sharing his faith. We would be proud if our little guy followed in his great grandpa’s footsteps.

Thank you so much to those of you who have been praying for us as we have seen our lives change dramatically these past several months. It seems hard to believe that just back in May we were living in Venezuela. Now we are experiencing a completely different type of life in eastern Washington state where we have settled for the first part of our home assignment. We are bracing ourselves for a cold, northwestern winter, unlike the 95 degree Christmas times we have experienced in Venezuela. But we have really enjoyed being able to be close to Shilo’s family during this time, especially for the birth of our second son, Samuel. We have seen God bless us in many ways in providing affordable housing, a vehicle, and the company of family and friends. God has also provided the unexpected opportunity for Brad to teach in a local Christian school for part of the year. We are trusting that God will use his time there to encourage some of the students to consider missions as a viable and much needed career/ministry path.

Many of you have been praying with us as we have sought the Lord’s direction as to where He would have us serve Him next since we had to leave Venezuela. Thanks so much for your prayers. We are happy to report that at this time we feel God is leading us to pursue Paraguay as our next field of service. The NTM field of Paraguay is looking to open up 8 new tribal works in the coming years, and is trusting God to provide the necessary church planting missionaries to meet that goal. With such a potential influx of new missionaries, New Tribes Mission in Paraguay has recently started a new school for MK’s called Chaco Christian Academy. The school is only in its second year, and has a critical need for more teachers in order to meet the educational needs of all the MK’s on the field. So we feel privileged to have a part both in meeting this need, and in facilitating these 8 new tribal church plants through the educational ministry of the school.

Please pray with us as we seek God’s will as to where we should serve Him next.  We are currently considering either Paraguay or Mexico.  Both fields have a need for teachers and have asked us to come.  We hope to make a decision by the fall, to leave time to make the necessary preparations for leaving for the field in the summer of 2009.

Shilo is expecting our second baby boy any day now.  The doctors say August 21, but we’ll see what God decides.  Please pray for a safe and healthy delivery.  We are thankful that we get to be near Shilo’s family for the birth of this son.