This past month we have been making a lot of calls and reaching out to as many people as we know to try to get the word out about what God is doing in our lives and how others can partner with us to take the Gospel to Nicaragua. We are so thankful for the opportunities He has opened and where we are potentially speaking in the coming months. We have shared in our Sunday school class, and Melanie got to share at a women's missions meeting. We also shared with Austin's sixth grade Sunday school class. It was a great hour. The kids really had some awesome questions and it was refreshing to hear them ask heartfelt questions about the people in Nicaragua and be genuinely interested in what God is doing there.
This month, we are looking forward to sharing in a Sunday school class at Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. There are other dates available to be filled. Please pray that God would open up hearts to have us come and share.
We are eagerly awaiting the day when we get to Nicaragua to minister to the people and share God's love. Until that day, though, God has been teaching me some valuable lessons. One of those lessons is learning to be content in my present situation and not worrying about how to change it. It is hard to be content in a day when the world is telling you to go out and fight for the newest and best. I have found that when I have that mindset, that I start to forget about my first priorities and get sidetracked. I lose sight of the blessings and take on the burdens. I cannot tell you how many times I have read the Scripture where God says to not worry because He is going to take care of me, but I still find that when the electricity is due or the tire blows out, I get very anxious and wonder how the needs will be met. Our God IS Faithful. Those valleys are so hard and sometimes they seem SO deep, but the lessons are very much needed and useful for training. Oh, how much sweeter it is when I put my trust in Him. Because even in the valley, I know there is a mountain coming when I can rest and be refueled for the next leg of the journey. I love that He knows exactly who I am and He knows what I need to be conformed to His image and be useable for His Glory. Oh, how I am learning to be thankful for those valleys. It is a sweet time of fellowship with my Savior where I am learning to lean on Him and trust Him with my life.
We cannot get to Nicaragua without God's people partnering with us. Please pray for our family that we would take every single step in obedience and not move at all unless we hear His voice. If He has it on your heart to give or come and share with your family, business, Sunday school class, or church congregation, please contact us. God bless you as you seek to draw closer to Him.
Until the whole world hears,
Rick and Melanie Dardar
