The Belgium 6: Brian's heading to Spain

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Brian's heading to Spain

The men of our region are having a special time of refreshing, bonding, and hearing from the Lord. Brian left this morning (Thursday) and returns home late Monday night. Please keep all of the men in your prayers. This is the first time for Brian and Heather to be apart for more than 2 nights, and first time to be apart at all after the birth of Makinna. Pray for the kids and Heather as they try to continue life as usual, but without daddy to help. Heather has a yucky sinus infection and is still nauseous pretty much all day. So pray for God to grant her much strength to keep up with the kids, ministry and house work. Pray that this time in Spain will be a great time of refreshing for Brian, and that the weather will be much warmer than is currently forecast. We love you all, and so appreciate your joy at our new addition! You never quite know how others will respond when it is your 4th blessing. It won't be long until the first trimester is over, and hopefully with it the nausea will end.

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Great Googly Moogly! said...: This is a little late, but we've been and will continue to be praying for Brian on his trip and the rest of you back "home".; October 10, 2008 at 2:11 PM

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Who are we?

Brian met Heather during training for overseas mission work. Brian was headed to Western Europe, and Heather to New Zealand. Each one had a strong desire to walk with the Lord faithfully. They had individually laid before the Father their lives and said, "Take my life, it's yours, do with me as you will."

God lead Brian to marry Heather the following year, and with this Heather moved from Houston to Denver. That's moving up in LOTS of ways! No offense to all Heather's loved ones in Texas! : )

Brian and Heather began as full time missionaries in Denver, and moved into part time missions/ministry as the Lord began blessing them with children 3 years into their marriage.

The Lord seemed to be rekindling their desire to see the nations to come to Christ, seven years later. At first, they thought perhaps, this would look like a 2 week mission trip, but with a new baby less than a 8 months old, even that small of a commitment wouldn't be possible.

After much prayer, and more confirmations of the Lord leading Brian back into full time ministry, they sat down with the head over short term missions with the International Mission Board (IMB). He also felt this was possibly a calling of the Lord to work in the vast church planting outreach throughout the world.

At this point, the hours, weeks, and months of paperwork began - over a half-year later, Brian and Heather were accepted to be missionaries with the IMB. A couple months later, off they went. Selling just about everything they owned, in a few huge garage sales. They went to Field Preparation training in Richmond, VA.

What a blessing that was, besides being feed with the Word each day, mom, dad, and the children were blessed with training at their levels on the religions of the world, the relaties of life overseas, new foods, new people and much more.

Now it's April 2008 already, and the Zees are in Brussels getting settled, and seeking His leading each day through His Word and prayer. Who might they meet, where can they go to seek the lost? Here that isn't difficult. Lostness is everywhere. Less than 1% of the 10 million people in Belgium know Christ.

That sums it up, we are followers of Jesus, seeking interaction with the lost in Belgium.

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Sometimes it's silly, sometimes it's mostly for the grandmas, but in these pages you'll find stories to hopefully inspire you to cry out to the Lord to change your heart, and follow wherever He leads.

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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Brian's heading to Spain

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