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a path prepared

Starting something new is a scary thing. Over the last 8 months, we have had some moments of panic as we anticipate all the changes ahead of us. We have many questions to answer; too many to list, too many to think about sometimes. But this last week has been a reminder that we as individuals need not fear these questions. Rather, we move forward with a desire to serve and Glorify God...and He will go before us and prepare a way.

Some examples of the surety of this truth from the past weeks;

While many of the details for the camp and the beginnings of the Kosovo Baseball Initiative have been coming together (also answers to prayer), our main question remains the logistics of all the gear and getting to Kosovo.

- At the beginning of this week I had the opportunity to skype with the Director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Baseball...he told me that they already have a guy who has been working on a logistics plan for getting gear to ministries around the world; including us! God has been working on this partnership before we even knew that we needed the help! FCA-Baseball already has gear to send...they just need to figure out where to send it. They are interested in supporting this initiative long term; not only with gear donations, but hopefully (in future years) with coaches, players, and even mid term ministry interns. So cool.

- As you may have heard, we released the KBI promo video this week...and as a result, God's plan for Baseball in Kosovo has attracted more and more people. I received a message from the founder of Roberto's-Kids, a charity named after Roberto Clemente that provides gear to disadvantaged kids around the world, that they want to help support KBI.

- Yesterday was opening day for the little league here in Vienna. After I played in the afternoon, I headed to the field to help with Justin's team. Afterwards, I was sharing how we were trying to figure out a way to get gear to Kosovo with my friend Manfred (also league president of AIBC). He immediately responded by offering to drive the donated gear to Kosovo in his large van. No small offer as it is an over 1300 km drive through eastern Europe!

This is just a small sampling of how God is working. Please pray for us as we prepare to fly to Kosovo next Saturday. We will be taking the whole family this time around and hope to be able to do some research on housing, living costs, and visit the school that Justin will be attending. Our friends Faisal Matin and Michael Maples will be joining us as well. Faisal edited and produced the video, and Michael is a baseball guy with a huge desire to see the nations come to know Jesus.

We also have some great opportunities to meet with some national officials, including the deputy minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, and possibly a representative of the Kosovo Olympic Committee. Please pray that these meetings will not only be fruitful for the logistics of the camp, but that we will be able to glorify God through these times.

Please continue to pray for us to follow God's direction in this new opportunity. If you're interested in seeing how you can help, please visit www.kosovobaseball.org.

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