Friday, December 30, 2011

Gaining a Son

We are adjusting to the idea that our little girl is getting married.
Sometimes, even when you know it is the right thing, it is still hard to handle change.
But God is giving us grace and wisdom and we are eagerly planning the wedding.

Joe lives in West Virginia and of course we live in North Carolina. So he and Abbey do not get to see each other very often. They average once or twice per month.  This is making it quite a challenge for them to submit to pre-marital counseling. All four of us think that it is very important for them to do this. Please pray that we will be able to work out a schedule that will allow that to happen.

Please pray for their life together that it may honor and glorify God.

Pray for the rest of us to be spiritually, physically and emotionally ready to head back to Kenya while Abbey and Connor remain in the USA.

Thank you for your faithfulness to pray,
May the New Year be filled with God's blessings.
The Fleming Family

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

A Wedding

For over 10 years we have been praying for our children's future mates.  That prayer has been answered for one of our children. Abbey is getting married to Joe Barnosky on February 18, 2012.  He is a strong Christian young man and we are thankful that he is going to be a part of our family.  Our God is amazing and we are grateful for such a wonderful answer to a fervent prayer.

So we need your prayers for wedding preparations.  We need your prayers for the hearts of Mom and Dad to be ready to walk our little girl down the isle. Though we are certain that Joe is the right one it is still the passing from one season of our life to another.  And with this new season we will be returning to Kenya without Abbey and Connor. God continues to prepare the way for us to have peace to do that and this step in Abbey's life is a big peace to our hearts. 

And we need your prayers as we try to make final preparations for our return to Kenya in the midst of wedding planning.  We are excited we get to be here to participate in this planning with Abbey, but it also puts a LOT on our plate to be done.

Thank you for your prayers and we pray that each of you have a very Merry Christmas!