Foxes have Dens, Birds have Nests

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“As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’” Luke 9:58

The lights are glowing, trees stand tall in windows dressed in their seasonal attire, and stockings are hung by the fire with care.  But even as Christmas approaches we find ourselves not decorating but instead undecorating, sorting, and packing. To think that less than two months ago we reached full monthly support, acquired our visas, finished our training, and received four of seven clearances to leave for the field.  Now we’re preparing to pack our sea container, move out of our apartment, and live out of suitcases with family until we arrive in France.
In the last three weeks, God has generously bestowed $17,000 toward our expenses. Many people have sent us packages containing supplies that we needed.  Thank you, everyone, for your generosity in helping us to launch into this journey to take God’s message of the coming of Prince of Shalom to those souls of the nations who have never heard of the joy of Christmas.
That brings us to the hard part of this letter;  the thing that probably every missionary dreads. We don’t like having to continuously ask for money. But we also want to be on the field, probably more than you want us to be there. We need $23,000, the remaining cost our vehicle, to receive our final three clearances to depart for language school.  Without this, we cannot go in January and would, at best, leave in March instead.  If we don’t receive the needed funds by Friday, December 29th then we will be forced to reschedule. We are praying that we won’t have to do that. Will you diligently pray with us and help us take the true story of Christmas to the nations in Togo by giving toward the purchase a reliable vehicle?

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“Fear not, for I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all peoples.”
Serving Him Together,
Jonathan & Bethany Edwards