We made it to 75% at about 11:00 p.m. on the 14th. We are now praying for the last 25% before we leave so that we can go to Africa without worrying about our finances. God has met every request that we have put before Him so far. There are a couple of new requests that we have started praying about and we are waiting to see how He answers these requests. We have had several conversations with one friend of ours who is a Pastor in a Fairborn church. He has said (on more than one occasion) that he thinks that Christians go through life afraid to ask in faith for great things to happen in their lives. I must say that up to this point in my life I have never really asked God to do great things in my life either. I don't know if it was a lack of faith or merely a lack of believing that God had great things planned for me. I am not sure exactly how to say what I am trying to say here, I hope I am making some sense. I guess I am trying to say is that until now, I had not seen God doing great things on my life. Ever since I have stepped out in faith believing that God wanted me to take my family to Africa and trusted God to provide a way, He has done just that. He has answered all of our prayers and removed any obstacles that Satan has put in our way. Sometimes within minutes God has answered our prayers often within a few hours. God has provided large and small amounts of money at just the right time, an example is how he provided the last $200.00 that brought us to 75% an hour before the deadline that it was needed by. That is actually a much bigger story than I have time for tonight but I will one day take the time to write it down and post it for you to read. Today I was praying and thanking God for all the ways that He has proven to me that this is what He wants us to be doing and I was surprised and encouraged at how many ways I could name. This adventure as I call it has not been without disappointment and hard work but I honestly have enjoyed every bit of it. It has been so fun to see a roadblock put up just so God can knock it down. I hope that every one who reads this is encouraged and that each of you who know me will see that God can truly use anyone to do great things. Yes I am not anyone special even though I often may act like I am, I am just a regular guy with regular job and a great family. God has chosen us to do this and we are excited about what adventures lay ahead of us. The real adventure has even started and I have had a lot of fun, so I can't wait to see what God has in store for us once we get to Ghana and Togo. Please pray that we will be able to get the remaining 25% ($5500.00) before we leave, and that the issue that could hold up Taylor's visa will all work out so that we can leave on the 29th as planned. Oh Yeah! I almost forgot, we got our tickets today we fly out on Jan 29th at 7:46 p.m. if anyone wants to see us off. Some of the girls friends are planning to meet us at the airport to say goodbye, all are welcome. Let us know if you are interested and we will give you the details as to when and where to show up. We have learned that God truly has great things for you if you are willing to step out in Faith and Trust Him.
Gary Phillips
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