July 2022 update - we are getting closer!

Hi friends! Well, summer is flying by... We are continuing to try to soak up as much family and friend time as possible since we know it will soon be a year or longer before we are back in the States again. In June we were finally able to take the family vacation we had originally planned for 2020. In addition to all of us, Kris’s sister (Hollye) and her husband (Joey), and Steve’s mom (Maureen), joined us. We all had a great time! Additionally, we were able to take some family pictures (aren’t we cute?), participate in Vacation Bible School, celebrate Bryeten’s 8th bday (pictured below with our awesome friend Shelby) and enjoy a couple more soccer and flag football games. We are thankful for all the fun memories we have been able to make this summer so far! At this time, we are anticipating a mission start date of around August 9 (our arrival in Honduras). This date is contingent on our support-raising status as we are required to raise/fund 100 percent of our own expenses. We are praising God and so thankful to report that we are very close to having exactly what is needed for our start-up and year 1 expenses. To say we have seen an outpouring of love and support is an understatement! We are grateful for our church families at Lynn Haven UMC (Panama City) and First City Church (Pensacola), our family, and numerous friends and friends of friends who have become partners in the ministry with us through financial blessings and prayers. As we make our final preparations, we have one major prayer request to ask of you. We have a dog, Nellie, that we cannot bring with us. We have been praying and searching for a new home for her. She's not great with other dogs (other females primarily), so it's not as simple as it might be otherwise. Please pray that we will soon find the right person/family who will love her and give her a great home for the remainder of her life. She's 8 so we know this is possibly forever. Having to leave her behind is probably the hardest thing about leaving! If you or someone you know would be interested in meeting her and opening your home to her, please reach out to us! If you have any questions or if you would like to know more about coming to serve with us (short-term or long-term) at Rancho Ebenezer or with another ministry of World Gospel Outreach, please contact us! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for your past and future love and support! With Love, Steve and Kris Nelson Steve.Nelson@wgomission.org Kris.Nelson@wgomission.org

Telling Our Story!

Our "mission in the making" story is full of God being present in both the small and large details. 

This Sunday we have the opportunity to tell that story to the entire congregation of Lynn Haven United Methodist Church, where Kris has worked since 2018. We are SOOO thankful for the support of Lynn Haven UMC. We joined as members in 2019 and maintain a close connection there even though we are now living in Pensacola again. To our amazement, they suggested doing a congregation offering with a goal of significantly funding our first year in Honduras. (That's God being involved in the large details!) 

If you'd like to watch online, the links to the livestream can be found at mylhumc.net/worship. The services are scheduled to be live at 8 and 9:30 am on Sunday, June 5 or you can watch anytime thereafter. :) 

These three kiddos are super excited that we'll be back in Lynn Haven this Sunday and all of next week - we'll be attending Vacation Bible School, Chance and Bryeten will go to soccer camp, and we'll be spending time with our daughter Yese and some dear friends (including Mac's BFF Tucker and his family). Also, Bryeten will celebrate his 8th birthday! 🎂

We are looking forward to a wonderful week! Please pray for us, especially the morning of June 5, as we ask God to speak through us, for His glory and honor.