More Missions

As you already know, we are headed to Guatemala October 22-29 for our first missions trip together as the Dulins. We are also super excited because we were just connected and invited to go to Kenya in February for another missions trip. This one will be through our church here in Cary and its with the organization "Build The Village." They are having a soccer camp with an 1,800 Kenyans expected to participate. Needless to say, Danny Dulin did a soccer dance when he was invited to go. Perhaps I will be invited to hold a Fashion camp .....

Speaking of soccer, Danny has ordered and received 100 "Wordless Bible" soccer balls for our Guatemala trip. For those of you still interested in supporting our missions trip to Guatemala, there is still plenty of time! Since God has blessed Danny and I with the finances to fund our travel expenses, any support we raise goes directly to the dental/medical supplies and the Guatemalan partnering churches and people. So you are not funding the Dulins, you are giving directly to the Guatemalans we are serving. I pray that God leads you to much generousity.  THANK YOU to many of you who have already given!!

Here is where to write/send the checks to:
Barcroft Bible Church
c/o Andy Richardson
9401 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, VA 22031

Memo line: "Guatemala Short-Term Missions"
Please do not write our name in the memo line.
So here's a fun fact about the trip for all of you old McLean Bible people out there. Brijet's oldest daughter Rachel will be going on this trip too. WEIRD, huh? Or actually, yikes! Feeling old! Its gonna be fun telling Brijet stories to Rachel. And yes, I've already gotten permission!

Student Dulin

Danny started  his Historical Theology class last Wednesday. It is an introduction to the history of the Christian church from the Apostolic Age through the Protestant Reformation. His textbooks include:

The Story of Christian Theology
by Roger E. Olson

Confessions
by Augustine
(I keep wanting to say "Augus-teen" instead of "Auguston").

Imitation of Christ
by Thomas a Kempis











Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
by John Calvin










Since he got his syllabus early, he has been faithful in reading ahead and we have so far managed to be disciplined about blocks of time for him to read. He will tell you he is a slow reader and it takes a lot of effort for him to comprehend/retain what he reads. This is not because he is thick-headed, but mostly due to his ADD and being out of school for so long. Its too bad I don't have the desire to read like him and he doesn't have the ability to read as fast as I can. We'd make a wonderful combined seminary student!

One of the things Danny told me he heard at orientation for new students was that if you are married, never say "I'm going to seminary, but say 'we' are going to seminary. You will not be able to accomplish this without your spouse's support and sacrifice."

And although right now with just one class, the sacrifice of "together time" has been minimal. I have enjoyed hearing about everything from the Apostolic Fathers to Gnostics during our walks or whenever. I am enjoying falling asleep to him reading to me from his textbooks. I am enjoying learning from him as he learns. I am a wee bit jealous too!

I have seen an excitement and a hunger being fed in Danny that I have not seen in awhile. Although most the students in his class are young single dudes (there is the first international student from Sudan and an older woman), he is connecting with many other students who are his age. Men who have already been a tremendous encouragement and challenge to him.

Last Friday we got to "meet" the whole student body and faculty at the Convocation. It was a meaningful time where the speaker admonished the students to be about the business and habit of praying NOW before the "work" gets started and how if you don't learn to work hard at praying, its not going to happen when you start full time ministry. It was a convicting message about how we take for granted the privilege of approaching God and calling Him "Our Father" -- that this was a blood bought privilege and yet so many of us don't think twice about ignoring our prayer lives. It was some good and in your face stuff.

I am so utterly thrilled for my husband, who for so long has prayed and begged God to send him men to feed him, teach him, mentor him and be the "Paul" in his life as a "Timothy." And now he is in an environment of godly men passionate to do just that. I am praying that he not only retains the stuff he learns, but more importantly applies what he learns and is more equipped to live out the Gospel fully as he is called.

Good stuff. I'm giving him an A+ already :)

Superficial Cute Cuddly Puppy Pix

Yes, I've become one of those people who are constantly taking pictures of her dog. But my puppy is so cute! I can't stand it! In fact, he is such an easy puppy, if every puppy was this good and chill, I'd tell everyone to get a puppy!

He is 99.9% potty trained. Loves walks and we are now doing 2.5 miles twice daily (it is good for me to get back into exercising!), sleeps through the night, sleeps a lot during the day, terrorizes Bitty without fear, waits to receive permission to eat his food, 100% crate trained, 85% obedient, and still enjoys snuggling.

Jasper has not quite grown into his ears, but his coat is a gorgeous deep chocolate brown and he looks like a real chocolate lab!

Here is a pic from several weeks ago.

 

Now look how big he is!

 

 Clifford has no chance. He's already "lost" both ears.