Exciting News

This is one of the most exciting emails I have got to write in some time. First, I am happy to say the church is doing great and the ministries are also improving, but the really exciting news is to do with me and Grace. After a few months of planning and thinking about our future, Grace and I felt we were ready to take our relationship to the next level. I asked for my parents blessing a few months ago, and during my semester break asked Grace's father for his blessing as well for us to get married. Last night I reserved the gazebo on the 21st floor of a hotel in Manila where we had dinner and I proposed to her. It was a wonderful evening, and Grace was very surprised and I am happy to announce she said yes!

We now have the date for the wedding set for March 13th 2010 and then a reception in Canada on May 28th. Now the reception really depends on Grace being able to get a visa, so lets all pray that she will be able to get it. It may seem a bit rushed, but after evaluating our situation for the last few months we thought it would be wise for us to be practical and get married sooner then later. Grace does not have a place of her own to stay in, and for the last few months she had been staying with people in the church or on my team. She constantly travels, and we are always waiting around for her to be able to go to where she is staying. Grace has made some big sacrifices for our ministry and for me as well, and we both would like to settle down. Most of all Grace is a wonderful woman of God, and I can't imagine finding anyone more committed to serving. Our love for one another has deepened so much over the past year and a half, and I always remember when I said the first time I met her on the boat 3 years ago, that I was going to marry her. I am honored to have someone like Grace to walk beside me in the good times and in the bad times.

This makes lots of things to pray about! I started fundraising months ago for a car because I knew that I would probably be getting married in 2010, so now I want to put that higher on my priorities list because doing grocery runs on a motorcycle is only entertaining the first time, after that a real pain. I do enjoy the convenience of having a motorcycle, but now since Grace's safety is part of the picture I really would like to get a dependable car. We also have looked at our budget and will probably need to add another $500 to our monthly income. I have moved 4 times since I have been here and I am very much looking forward to settling down in one place! Please join us in prayer, and pass on any words of wisdom you may have for me and Grace.

Thank you all for your love and support!

Brett