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We do not have any additional news on the break in at out house but would like to express our gratitude for everyones prayers, cards, meals, etc. We are so well cared for by our Covenant family and VERY grateful!!!

VA Trip Itinerary:
Sunday – Speaking at Knox Presbyterian in Richmond, VA

Sunday Night – Small group meeting in Lexington with group from Grace Pres.

Monday – Meeting with missions committee at an EPC church in Lynchburg

Wednesday – Friday – Trip to DC

Sunday – Speaking at PCA church in Blacksburg, VA

Thank you to all our friends and family for praying for us over the last few days.  God is a gracious God and we have been immensely blessed by him and through our wonderful community who have provided meals, assistance, and most importantly prayers!  Thank you to all of you.

I arrived home yesterday from Virginia and was nervous about what the evening would look and feel like.  I think God has given both Michael and I so much peace over the situation and hearts of thankfulness…trust me we would never have this on our own.  Today has been extremely difficult as we’ve gone around to pawn shops giving them a list of unique jewelry that might come their way, working with our internet service company to restore the equipment, and replacing necessary items for the house.  It is tedious and our lack of patience is revealing quite a bit of our own sin.

A wonderful blessing that happened an hour after I sent the last e-mail was the discovery of Michael’s laptop and my watches.  Michael was taking pictures of everything and saw a cord hanging out of a laundry bag by the door in the back room next to the door.  The police and he had missed this the night before and here it is late Sunday afternoon and he discovers yet again a wonderful treasure.  (We use his computer the most and it has all of our everyday files…including MTW stuff.)

If anymore information comes about we will update everyone, but I imagine it will mostly be putting our home in order and working with our insurance company…who has been excellent.

Please do continue to pray as Michael and I try to work through the fear and violation of this situation.  Both of us have struggled sleeping and seem to be much more on “edge.”  Pray we would acknowledge the fear, but also not be slaves to fear and remember that the Lord casts out all fears… that we would understand and reflect upon how he is still and has always been in TOTAL control and rules over all that happens.  Pray we find our home inventory.  I am so detailed and have everything beautifully documented with photographs but can’t find where I put it. (Typical me…unfortunately )  Prayer for Michael as I am away next week with the youth on the road trip.  As mentioned before please continue to pray for those who broke into our home…that they would come to know Christ’s forgiveness as Michael and I have been blessed to know.

Thanks again for all of your support and kindness.  We are blessed to be in such a loving community of believers who are advocating to the very throne of God on our behalf!  Thanks be to Him!

Cathalain Carter (for Michael too!)

Thank you all for praying for our trip to Virginia. We were able to meet with five different pastors/churches, attend presbytery and Cathalain went to a women’s retreat where she assisted with the worship. It was a great time of developing relationships with churches and pastors as well as a good time of relaxation. In the middle of the week we were able to stay in Lexington for a few days of  rest and relaxation.

Our time back in Florida has paralleled our time in Virginia. We have been able to speak to pastors and churches, such as Holy Trinity Presbyterian in Tampa and we have also been able to relax, such as camping at Fort DeSoto with some good friends from church.

Again, thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray as we continue to speak to churches, pastors, missions committees, presbyteries, and individuals. Pray also for our upcoming travels this summer.

On a final note, Cathalain and I received an exciting surprise this past weekend while driving home from a Mother’s Day celebration with her family. If you look back to the February 24^th entry, you will see a picture of us speaking at Grace Presbyterian in Arcadia, FL. We learned they will be supporting our ministry as a church. We have enjoyed getting to know the people at Grace Presbyterian and are very excited for their partnership. Praise God!

While here we will spend time in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Winchester, Charlottesville, and at mom and dad’s in Lexington.

Please pray for our time as we meet with churches, pastors, the Blueridge Presbytery, and various individuals.

David and Eleanor Fiol – MTW India
Andrew Lamb – MTW Atlanta
Richard and Robyn Cranes – MTW/MINTS – Miami
Esaie and Natacha Etienne – MTW Haiti
Michael and Cathalain Carter – MTW Japan (That’s Us!)

We will be speaking to the kiddos at 9:00am Saturday (3/21/09) morning and at 11am to the entire group.  In the evening we will be speaking to youth in the church at 7pm.  If you are interested in attending the conference the cost is $3, which includes a brunch on Saturday morning.  Please contact Covenant for more information.

Last weekend we had the opportunity to speak to Grace Presbyterian in Arcadia, FL.  Although we didn’t personally know anyone in the church initially we left feeling as though we had many new friends.  The church blessed us through their proclamation of the Gospel, genuine interest in our calling, warmth and encouragement.

Link to the newsletter Grace put together before the week before we arrived.

Below you will find the flier for St. Paul’s mission conference. We thought this was really neat. Make sure to look at the tree carefully!

• Michael takes his comprehensive TESOL exam on Friday, Nov. 7, 08.  Please pray for the ability to retain the information as he goes into the exam and for peace during the days preceding the exam.
• We will be talking with Shepherding Groups at Covenant on Sunday afternoon.  Please pray for clarity in our presentation and for the hearts of the people we speak with to be opened to partnering with us.
• Tuesday we go before the Southwest Presbytery at the meeting in Tampa.  Pray that we would build more relationships/partnerships with churches in our area.
• Tuesday night we will meet with Covenant’s mission’s committee.

As you can see we will be quite busy over the next week meeting with various groups.  We appreciate your prayers!