Fasting This Weekend

Hello family and friends.

For those of you who don't know, not long ago my work contract unexpectedly and abruptly ended. What was supposed to be another 6 mo. turned into 2 weeks. So I'm currently unemployed and we're rapidly burning through our savings. Though we've looked hard, we've not been able to find any telecommute work that will allow us to stay here in the Philippines - so it looks like if I'm to find work we'll have to move back to the US soon - probably within the next month. We're sad to have to cut what we'd hoped to be a very long adventure into a very short one, but we're resigned to go where ever the winds of fate and faith take us.

This Sunday we're going to have a special 24-hour fast that I'll be able to find the right job in the right place at the right time. There are a few irons in the fire, from Post Falls, ID, to San Francisco, to American Fork, UT, to NYC, NY, to Raleigh, NC and more. There are a lot of opportunities out there though, so finding the right one where the Lord needs us (and is right for our family) is paramount.

For those of you who might not know what I mean by fast... Fasting is the act of abstaining from food and drink for a period of time for the purpose of drawing closer to God. While fasting, you should engage in sincere prayer for specific purposes. When you fast and pray with faith, you are humbled and are more receptive to receiving answers to your prayers and blessings from the Lord. Fasting is private and spiritual, and you should not draw attention to the fact that you are fasting.

We'll be starting our fast immediately following lunch on Saturday the 29th, and ending it 24 hours later after church on Sunday the 30th. We invite any of you who feel they'd like to join us in our fast to please do so. Even if you're unable to do the fast at the same time (or at all), your prayers are still most welcome and needed. Your faith and prayers will greatly strengthen ours and hopefully bring to pass an employment miracle for us, and anything else you may choose to fast about. We're also fasting on behalf of others in my family who are currently struggling.

Thanks for your help!

Brandon, Kristy, Ærowyn & Wrævn