We Are Called to Love and to Share in Christ's Love Through Community.

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We are called to love and to share in Christ’s love through community. 

Being in transition, and still not truly settled can be taxing in every way. Please pray that God would give us direction as to what steps we should take next.

After exhaustive research, it is nearly impossible to achieve a Bachelors of Music degree 100% online, and yet we move forward in search for something comparable. Phillip is continuing his studies while we are here in the states. He is taking 12 hours this semester, as well as working a full-time.  Thankfully we qualify for the Pell Grant, however as you may know, it only partially covers tuition. We are still in need to cover a third of the tuition and books. Many thanks to those who have already given to support Phillip’s education!

• $1600 – needed for tuition and books

The kids continue to grow, faster than we would like, and are ready to start the next round of schooling. Alisha is doing an incredible job teaching Lily and Noah, while managing the whirlwind, aka Ella and Ezra! We are exploring curriculum for the fall, and are grateful to our brother and sister-in-law, Joel and Heather Brummett, for blessing the kids with school supplies this year!  Thank you Uncle Joel and Aunt Heather!

We continue to serve on staff here at Youth-Reach Houston in various forms: teaching in the classroom, staying overnights, etc. And though we feel that God has set our hearts far away, we believe that our time spent here is preparing us for what is ahead.

After a tremendous 3 years in Panama, it is our desire to draw from our experiences and to share them with others in this next season of our journey. We believe that God is leading us to the United Kingdom/Ireland.

So, in November of this year, Alisha and I will be traveling to Ireland for a mission/scouting trip. Please pray, and if the Lord leads to give in this area, this is what is needed. We have found incredible rates on tickets, but to secure them at this cost would mean purchasing them as soon as possible!

• $1,800 - Airfare to Dublin, Ireland
• $400 – incidentals (food, lodging, travel) while in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland from November 15-24, 2011
• Prayer! For God’s guidance for the direction and timing of our next step.

While in Ballina, our hope is to spend our time praying and networking with local church and community leaders, and also with local missionaries to Ballina, our dear friends, Simon and Sarai Morrow.

(You can visit their blog at http://www.themorrowsinireland.blogspot.com/)

As you may know, our lives as missionaries will continue during our time on home assignment.  Moreover, because we work for a non-profit organization, we are still able to receive financial support.  Any financial support for our family can easily be made online through Youth-Reach Houston.  It is always tax-deductable.  (For more details on our online giving, please visit our Finances page).  Thank you, thank you, and thank you! We pray that God will bless you in your giving and that you will continue to be faithful with your monthly financial support for us.

Please continue to journey, seek, and pray with us to find where, and what the next step may be.

May The Lord Continue to Be Our Inheritance,

The Brummetts - Phillip, Alisha, Lily, Noah, Ella, and Ezra