We’ve been supporters and friends and prayer buddies and cheerleaders for Erik and Michelle Stapleton for about 7 years now, it was very nice to get a short note from them this morning. They are serving the Lord in Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
As the whole world knows, there was a massive tsunami that has caused massive loss of life, personal injury, loss of industry, and certainly much worse to come . When we found out about this Kristen and I were instantly worried about Erik and Michelle. Most of the year they live in a small village on a little island not to far from the seashore. A tsunami would be devastating to them. For some unknown reason, this tsunami struck where it did and the wave went west towards African and not towards them. Praise God.
Here are some exerts from their note:
Hi guys. Happy New Year. I’m sweating as I write this but you are probably dressed in sweats with the heat at full blast! 🙂
We received the first of 2 packages you sent us, this one containing food items, not the book items. Thanks a bunch. What a nice treat! We’ll make the popcorn tonight and watch a DVD while eating it (the popcorn that is, not the DVD!).
Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into the package. It looks great! Sierra has already tried on the dress and put on the headbands (ALL of them) and the boys have their cars out and are racing them. 🙂Kristen and I are just humbled to be friends with these guys. We continually pray for them and are so excited of the incredible reports we hear about their ministry translating God’s Word in Vanuatu.
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