November Ministry Update

Greetings and thank you for your continued support of our ministry. We are thankful for you receiving our ministry updates, faithfully praying for us, and the many kind words of encouragement we receive. Please feel free to email us with your own prayer requests or to just say hello, we love hearing from you. We owe you some pictures of Jacob and Elijah I think the last two letters did not have any.   So here are a few:

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On the support raising front, David has continued to send out letters and make follow up calls to set up times to visit with folks who may want to be a part of our financial support team. We have been picking up a few new pledges and we are praying the Lord will continue this and quicken the pace. We are eager to be back in Chile within one year. If you are interested in a visit, a Skype call or phone call to see where and how you might be a part of this ministry, please contact us. The easiest way to contact us is by email at grottonsinchile@gmail.com or you can visit our new website at www.grottonsinchile.org and use the form on the “contact us” page. Thanks.

Speaking of our new website. This is a bit of a “try anything” approach. We feel we left too many stones unturned the last time we did support raising. We are using multiple forms of media that are available to us today to reach out to people where they are. But, we realize this is and will always be about real human relationships. We are thankful for that and it is the deepest desire of our hearts, to be in community with the folks who have been and will be sacrificially supporting us through prayer and financial giving. So, the website www.grottonsinchile.org is a tool to try to give even easier access to us and for us to stay in contact with all in addition to these update letters. So, go on over there and check it out. Don’t forget to watch the video on the “ministry” page. We hope you enjoy the website. Please feel free to give us feedback both good and where we can improve. 

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Danielle and I thank you all for your continued prayer. Here are a few more praises and prayer requests.    

1. Praise for our general health as a family. Recently all four of us have been stricken by this year's version of the common cold with head congestion etc. but we are all doing okay.
2. Praise for a long weekend trip to Vermont. Danielle and I got to see Nano Stern, a Chilean folk singer at the University of Vermont while good friends watched the boys. It was awesome to be able to go on a "date" and escape to "Chile" for a few hours. 
3. Pray for continued stamina and encouragement while support raising. It is a long, difficult and often lonely road to travel. 
   
4. Pray that Jacob and Elijah will continue to develop into healthy well-adjusted boys. The process of support raising takes a toll on them too. Another reason we want to get settled in Chile ASAP.
   

And......Thanks one last time.

Blessings from the Grottons