Please do not cease praying for us

Dear friends and family,
We knew before returning to Mozambique that this year was going to be a tougher one than last year - knowing this we even asked some of you to intercede more on our behalf during this coming year. We, however, hoped that the "toughness" of this year would not actually have anything to do with the children that we look after. This is not the case. This week has been more trying than the previous ones and ended very sadly for everyone here at the centre.
Helena was an 11 year old going on 20, full of life & drama who loved everyone around her. She loved to dance and sing, she loved attention. She liked to pout and be loved on, she was a normal 11 year old girl who I've known and cared for since 2004. She came to our centre as a baby, so she was family to everyone. On the 7th of June she started with a headache and fever. It took the 5th and 6th doctor and 9 days later to actually do the proper exams and admit her to hospital. The following morning (day 10) she was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and by that evening, passed away in hospital, the most painful death I have ever witnessed. This has brought great sadness to everyone involved. We sit here trying to figure out how such injustice and lack of proper judgement could exist at such an extent. We sit and grieve for a country that experiences such injustice as normal as day to day living. And we grieve for such a full life that feels so unnecessarily lost. We fought for her, worried for her and cared for her in those last days and still it was not enough. We prayed and asked God to touch and heal and take away her pain and yet, she was still taken from us in such a forceful way! And yet I am relieved her suffering (which was great) is over - and that 2 days before her untimely death she spoke out loud that Jesus was her salvation - how amazingly grateful I am to have that memory knowing for sure that she sits with Jesus in Heaven now. How grateful I am for God's amazing mercy over her. But we grieve her absence and as we watch her "sisters" - all the girls she lived with and grew up with and the "mommas" - tias who cared for her through the years - we hurt for them who have lost a sister, a friend, a daughter.
Friday, June 17th was a day like no other, started out rather innocently, moved into crisis and ended with death in our hands. How much can a person be stretched?! I am learning this. Friday we received Helena's diagnosis  as a punch in the stomach - one of our Mozambican nurses kindly reminded me that bacterial meningitis can be contagious. I immediately moved into crisis mode thinking of the 260ish children who live on our base and all of the tias and nurses who had been caring for Helena hands on. I quickly did research and found out a simple one-off treatment with Ciprofloxacin was all that was required for post-exposure prophylaxis. Now I needed to compose a list of those who had "close" contact with Helena in the last 9 days. Oh, Lord, help! And he did - Helena had slept in 3 different bedrooms in the last 9 days, shared with many different little girls, was cared for hands-on by many different tias and nurses...and within 3 hours of the news everyone required had been treated - I don't know how, but Hallelujah! Through the afternoon I was attending to frantic calls about Helena quickly going downhill in hospital and as evening approached we arrived at hospital a few minutes too late. She was finally at peace after such a fight. I knelt over her, placed a hand on her head and her chest, still warm. I watched, nothing, I prayed, almost scared to breathe, willing Helena to breathe, she couldn't be gone. And then the tears came heavy as I saw the injustice of it all - 6 doctors - such terrible pain - how could they miss this?! And then they asked me to leave the room because you do not cry.
We believe Helena's funeral will be either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning and would appreciate your prayers for all of her "family" here at Iris and out in the community.

Clinic Update

We've been back in Mozambique 3 weeks now and quite a few of you have asked what is going on with the clinic closure and what movement there has been. I am sorry to say there is not much more to report other than we are still trying to get more answers from the Ministry of Health, but there are other dilemmas as well. Here are some of the dilemmas and prayer points:

• Ministry of Health - that we would be able to find favor in getting answers/understanding on HOW to do what they've asked us to do in order to reopen - that they would be able to provide guidance  - specific answers about the size of our health post and the existence of a pharmacy within our walls and which medicines we can legally carry & dispense
• Protocols - there are no written protocols (at least up till now no one has been able to provide us with any) - specifically on wound care, proper equipment to be using, etc.
• Personnel - our foreign medical personnel are diminishing rapidly. That the Lord would send medical staff with more of a heart to encourage, empower and train up the Mozambican staff.
• Western nurses cannot participate in reopening of the clinic - we are only here as visitors and cannot participate in any official way -we need to take more of a backseat & support & hold up the Mozambican medical staff’s arms - wisdom to know how to do this
• Mozambican staff capacity and competence - they will be required to take more of a front seat - the success of this clinic reopening sits on the Mozambicans - we need Mozambican personnel with the capacity, vision and heart to reopen & then run the clinic.
• Trust and confidence in those we work with and them in us
• Transparency

These dilemmas run much deeper than the words themselves. They makes us question whether reopening is wise...daily I feel like a Pendulum swinging to and fro from that which I know in my heart to that which I can see with my eyes - wanting wise answers and solutions as we consider ALL the facts & as we consider that which we KNOW of our Father. As I think on these things, I have heard the following scripture: .
"Everything is permissible"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is constructive. 1 Cor 10:23 (ANIV)
And although this scripture may not fit in context, I continue to hear it. Feel free to set me straight.
So, as we seek wise council through some Mozambican doctors, medical administrators, lawyers and so on we seek our Wisest Counselor's face and ask Him to direct our path and help us think outside the box and to walk by faith and not by sight. All things are possible through Him.
I tell you all of the above so you can see the dilemmas that we are facing and so you can pray specifically for us as we work through these concerns.

Gloria - sitting on her own!

Clearly we desire to reopen the clinic - as it is a benefit to so many and most of all an asset to the community and our children - but in all that has happened over the last months it is clear that we cannot carry on in the same fashion. Much will have to change and we may need to minimize the amount of outside care we provide so we make sure our first priority is covered (that is the children entrusted into our care).

Sheila - growing so well!

Even in the midst of all this, it has been wonderful to be back. It is so good to be with the children again and they are gorgeous!! God has been very good to us and we do feel privileged to be serving Him here!

Thank you for walking this journey with us, which in the end will be a testimony of His faithfulness.

Please write us at sheristeer@gmail.com. (Best not to try to comment directly to the blog because for many this doesn't work properly).
Love and Blessings from us!
Sheri & Matthew Steer

Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit

Dearest friends and family,

We arrive back in Mozambique tomorrow following a 2 month break after our first full year of service in Moz. So many of you we had the pleasure of visiting with in England and America, and if we missed you, we apologise for this. To our friends and family whom we visited with, it was such a pleasure to catch up with you and your babies and your lives!! It has made it harder to return (especially for me, Sheri) as we (I) count the cost of being away from new neices and nephews who will not know me during these beginning years. We count the cost and yet are still so sure we're where He wants us - our hearts have felt the tug of being away from Mozambique for so long and we are so excited to get back there!

Just to catch those of you up who have been wanting to know since our last blog, it is said that little 6 year old Shelton who has struggled with his health for the entire of our first year in Moz is starting to seem somewhat better. I hope to see an amazing improvement in him on our return (which is Friday evening, May 20th - and I am currently writing this blog in the Dubai airport as we await our next flight that takes us to Johannesburg, South Africa).

Little Gloria who came as a 3.5kg 10 month old (that's approx 8 pounds for those of you wondering) is gaining weight in leaps and bounds - she's now well over 5 kg and I cannot wait to see her!
There's news that we now have a brand new 1 month old weighing 1.5kg (3 lbs), we have named him Inacio and we would appreciate prayers for his vulnerable little body and that he would gain weight and remain healthy now in the presence of our loving Iris family!

Matthew spent a good bit of his time off from work researching and ordering technical bits and bobs (small pieces for computers, little web cameras, etc.) to take back with him to Mozambique. As you can imagine it is much easier for him to find all the little pieces he may need or that will aid him in future projects outside of Mozambique. So, his luggage is packed with so many little valuable pieces and instruments that will contribute to this next year of IT work.
On our return to Mozambique, Matthew expects to have to fix up a few of his projects that were running well on his departure, but in his absence seem to have taken a beating and little intervention after help left. One of his strong suits has always been problem solving, so he will have everything up and running smoothly in no time.

My (Sheri's) work on the other hand has become a bit more tenuous. There have been a few drastic occurrences and changes since our departure which makes us keener to get back ASAP. About a month before we left for our 2 month holiday, the Brazillian director of our clinic who helped run it for 8 years moved on to help with a new ministry and base that is being built up north. Her moving on has left a huge hole of knowledge and experience. Our directors asked me to consider overseeing the entire children's base medically (including managing/running the clinic) and to integrate the clinic care with babyhouse and the HIV+ children which has always been kept a bit separate as a specialty. I stepped into this role just a month before we came away for our vacation. Daily, my interest and passion for this new perspective has increased considerably to the point where I desire to do this (and most of all let God do this through me as I fought it for so long with the excuse of incapability - but through Him all things are possible and in my weakness He is strong and all I have to be is willing). In this journey I have not only become willing, but I am desiring to see Him move in the medical work at Zimpeto.

BUT about a week after we came away the Ministry of Health (which would be comparable to the NHS in the UK and whatever organization is responsible for registering and maintaining medical services in the US) - who has the right to come in and do surprise inspections on our registered clinic at their leisure, did just this. As a result of this inspection the MoH raised a few concerns for which we were to address within 6 days. We were compliant in this and addressed these concerns to the best of our capability and felt that we were in the ok. However, just last Wednesday the Ministry of Health came onto our base with the intent of closing our clinic - they gave us 10 minutes to get whatever out of the clinic we needed and then they nailed the door shut and chained and bolted the door. In  this whole process the MoH never gave us any documentation stating their concerns or anything else. There is much I am not clear on because I am not there to discuss it properly, but I know it is an absolute eyeopener to everybody on base. We do not feel this whole process has been done above board and we feel it is a tragedy, not for us as the Westerners, but for the Mozambicans, our surrounding community and the children. Our Health Post (clinic) is the only one in reach of the city that provides completely free healthcare - see a nurse, see a doctor, have tests done and receive treatments all for free - the Mozambicans do not have to pay a cent when they come to our clinic. And it is their own Mozambican staff who care for them and occupy the positions on staff in the clinic - we employ Mozambican nurses and doctors and it is these who lose out. Once a week we have a community day where the community is welcome to come in and be seen by medical professionals, another day during the week we open our doors to new mothers in the community who have malnourished babies and cannot breast feed. These mothers and their babies get seen by doctors and then are provided with milk to nourish their babies...we've seen tremendous improvement in the health of these mothers and babies. Our doors are always open to our own Mozambican staff (of which we have hundreds of paid Mozambicans working on base during a week), and our approximately 300 children to care for of which over 40 are HIV+ and over 50 are under 4 years of age. Many are malnourished, and many come sick. These are the ones who will lose out.

This has refocused our eyes on what God can do and not what man can do. I do feel that the last years we have become distracted by the gift of the clinic and we have focused on what man can do (through medicine and knowledge - which are gifts from God) but possibly in some areas God has been replaced. We need to refocus on His healing power and that in all of these situations, closing of clinics, sick babies, maintaining registered clinics, a needy community He is the answer and we need not to forget that it is not by might and not by power but by His Holy presence (Zec 4:6) that we are capable of making a difference in any of these things!

We will stay in touch as more information comes out and this situation unravels. Please also be in prayer about needing more nursing staff - however God wants to provide them - our numbers more than halve by September (and actually those nurses who took my hands-on work in the babyhouse and with the HIV+ children leave in 4 weeks' time). Come September there will be 2 western nurses left (me and another), and only one of us lives on base 24/7 (and that is me!). We do not know how we will be able to fight for our clinic as well as take care of all of our children - so we really need His wisdom and leading!

We both are really looking forward to getting back to the centre for all of the above reasons - to confront them head-on and with God's solutions - we are also looking forward to being back with all of the beautiful children...and to no longer live out of our suitcases, desiring to stay put for a while (as during our 2 months home we have taken 12 individual flights). We are also looking forward to the warmth - as Mozambique moves into winter it should feel more like an American Spring or Summer.

We love each and every one of you - we value your support, encouragement, love and prayers!
Love from us,
Matthew & Sheri

Prayers for our babies!

The little guy in the middle of this picture loves Jesus more than any little boy I've ever known. It's not unusual to see him laying hands on other sick little children in church and just praying his little heart out - I may have never seen a child's heart as beautiful and pure as this little guy's. He himself is very unwell. He and we would appreciate your prayers for him as we all try to come together to get to the bottom of what is going on. Basically he has been very unwell for months but test after test has come back clear giving us no better indication of what his little body is fighting. He is being looked after by good doctors as an out patient, but I feel he needs to be admitted to hospital so that the whole picture can be seen at once. Now with swollen face, a very distended belly, an ugly chronic cough that racks his body and many other symptoms, we will go to the hospital tomorrow morning seeking to be admitted for more tests and hopefully yield more information as the doctors put all the puzzle pieces together. We ask for your heartfelt prayers for this beautiful little boy, that even as he himself over and over again cries out to Jesus for his own healing - that his body would know peace - Shalom. Thank you and bless you!

This is Gloria - isn't she gorgeous?! She will be 1 year old at the end of March.

This is Gloria next to a 3 month old who is malnourished

This is Gloria, 11months old, next to a healthy 6 month old!
Please pray for Gloria to grow well - she was brought to us from another children's centre - we don't have much more of her story than what we can see with our eyes - she is obviously struggling with chronic malnutrition, but has already gained 1/2kg in a week (for her 3.5kg body that's a massive weight gain and we're thrilled!!) She's now 4kg!

This is Igor - we love him to BITS!! Isn't he stunning!!!

Jeremias likes to sleep like this - HA!

We love each and every child that He has entrusted into our care. Please pray with us for each one!

Blessings and love from us,

Sheri & Matthew Steer

Christmas: Hope realized

Dearest friends and family,
It is December 21st - 4 days from Christmas, and it is almost impossible to convince us here in such a tropical climate that the Christmas season is upon us (already on top of us!). Each morning before 6am the air is already thick with humidity & the sun bearing down. Today was 45C=115F in the shade! This convinces our bodies & minds that anything "Christmasy" is far from us - but the truth hurts each time we look at the pile of unwritten Christmas cards that wait to be sent to our loved ones. This is our attempt at a timely Christmas greeting...the handwritten ones will sadly be sent sometime hereafter.

It is this time of year where nostalgia of Christmases past tug at our heart strings...Memories of special times spent with family amidst all those traditions that are familiar & lovely fill our minds and thoughts, and pull us toward a yearning of being amidst such familiar & lovely & comfortable surroundings again. As the Christmas season is about fellowship & being close to friends & family we almost tangibly feel something missing; that something is all of you. Lacking familiar environmental reminders we are brought to the very genuine (not sugar-coated or beautifully wrapped) truth of what Christmas is. It's not about the presents, or decorating the Christmas tree, it's not about eggnog by the fire, or Santa Claus, it's not about snow, or holiday time or a big Christmas dinner - all these are benefits that we experience in the Western world because of celebratory traditions.

Christmas is truly the celebration of a gift that is so misunderstood and even twisted at times - sometimes people remember that Christmas has something to do with a nativity story - baby Jesus in a manger; something about shepherds & a star; 3 kings; something about no room at the inn; maybe an angel here & there...but let us go one step further...what is it all about? For me, I cannot think about Christmas without seeing Jesus on the cross & then His resurrection...Christmas blending into Easter; the gift of Jesus is in His birth, His death & His resurrection. Our King came to earth to redeem us all, humbling Himself in His sovereignty & wisdom, limiting Himself to humanity. For thousands of years all the people waited in anticipation of He who would bring freedom...and Jesus' birth is to be celebrated as it is the beginning of hope seen - and this hope is only fully realized in Jesus' obedience to death & His resurrection thereafter. We have victory as His resurrection broke the chains of death. There is now HOPE for humankind - & not just hope, but hope realized that the veil that separated has been torn. This is the amazing & complete wonder of Christmas; the whole picture; the extravagant mystery of God's perfect plan. Jesus embodies a fathomless, extravagant grace, mercy & love that we will not fully understand until we meet God face to face. And THIS is what we are celebrating as we celebrate Jesus' birth on Christmas day.

The gospel of Jesus Christ - the meaning of Christmas is pure & simple & untainted in Mozambique. It is life giving hope to those who have none - now making what has always been impossible now possible.
We try to live this reality of Christmas day in, day out here in Mozambique. Giving hope to the hopeless, food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, family to the orphan - all along demonstrating this hope realized - demonstrating & speaking the good news that Jesus has come and overcome sin & death- Jesus is victorious and in Him people find life even in a world where one can see sin & death everywhere if they choose so. In knowing & believing we no longer need to be subject to what we see with our eyes as we can now walk by faith & not by sight. Yet, here, by faith AND by sight we are privileged to see death overcome day in, day out.

This December has brought us many gifts & opportunities to be the hands & feet of Jesus. Our gifts have come in the forms of many little babies who had no hope & now are finding their hope realized. Please welcome with us baby Jeremias 4months, baby Silvia 2months, baby Horacio 2years, baby Cacilda 2months, baby Alda1year, & our tiniest gift, baby Sheila who was 4 weeks old & less than 4lbs on her arrival last week. They are growing more healthy by the minute & we're loving every moment as we get to unwrap more & more of these precious gifts, whether it be a first smile,a first step, or even just a peaceful sleep.

It is true that we miss each & every one of you. But we thank God that our family here is so full. God has surrounded us with friends & "family" that we laugh with, cry with & celebrate with. God is faithful to supplying our every need. Our Christmas celebrations are full - feast for the workers, candlelight service for all, gifts & festivities for the children, even special moments for just us missionaries. And we look forward to sharing our song of Deck the Halls as the missionary staff of Zimpeto singing Fa la la la la, la la la la for all who wish to laugh, & sing along.

Thank you for the gifts that each one of you have imparted to us during our time in Mozambique, whether it be a word of encouragement, your prayers, your support & gifts. We thank you & love you. Please send us pictures & correspondence of what Christmas has been to you this year.
May you experience joy this year as your hopes are realized.
Blessings & love from us this Christmas & this New Year.
Sheri & Matthew

Delight Yourself in the Lord!

"Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret - it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth"

PSALM 37: 3-9

Many friends have been wondering where we've been and have been concerned as the last posts referred to the riots - We're sorry -  everything has settled down - it's been so peaceful one almost forgets that they occurred. We are thankful for this, but it also leaves questions in our minds.


Matthew's parents were here towards the end of September, & left us the beginning of October and ever since then it has been go, go, GO!!

Having Matthew's parents here was such a rare treat for us!! I (Sheri) was able to get enough nursing coverage during their visit that I was able to spend the majority of my time enjoying their company and showing them our beautiful children & country(ies - as we spent some time in SA with them as well). They shared some very "Mozambican" experiences with us (and fortunately did not, but almost consisted of the Mozambican Olympic sport called car pushing - we think the Mozambicans would win a gold for their country if this really became an Olympic sport).

We explored the worlds of Iris (Zimpeto & Machava), Catembe, Kruger National Park (& the big 5 - YAY!) & the Mpumalanga region of South Africa. All very beautiful in all their unique ways! And it all felt so natural to have them here with us that it was difficult to say goodbye come the beginning of October!


As we said goodbye - busyness overtook us once again - but with hope & a future!! 
2 new nurses arrived from Russia & America individually towards the end of October. To help them settle in & become independent & competent Sheri put together a 1-week training & orientation course. Please continue to pray for Sveta (from Russia) & Rebecca (from America) who are amazing nurses who have been called by God to love & care for our children during such a time as this. Please continue to pray for Meghann, Jannie (& me, Sheri, of course ;-D) - our Western Medical team.  Please pray for wisdom, understanding, love and unity as our medical team, Mozambican and Western come together from different cultures, different languages & different training to care for these children together. We love how God takes what seems impossible and makes out of it a beautiful tapestry of love & unity!
We just had an overwhelming outbreak of Varicella in our babyhouse where 35 babies over a stretch of 3 weeks had chicken pox...not such an innocent childhood illness as many think - but through the grace of God and amazing hard work of our medical team every baby has bounced back fully!
Matthew has been busy enjoying training up some of our older boys in an advanced computer course every week. Teaching them how to prepare & present power point presentations and so much more. The boys eyes are being opened  to possibilities they've never known.
Matthew is constantly trying to improve the overall network connection on base - which often times is out of his hands. We've been waiting for months for a new aerial to come in the mail which will help amplify a stronger network signal across the base.
And there are always broken machines (laptops and computers alike) to fix -  we're now dealing with the problem of machines overheating.

Two weeks ago, due to the generosity of some discerning friends back in England, Matthew & I were able to afford a 5-day break in which we chose to explore some coastal areas north of where we are in Mozambique. We traveled 9 hours north to Vilanculos with the intent of specifically seeing the Bazaruto islands. It was a gorgeous time - full of more Mozambican experiences of which you would only understand if you came and visited. ;-P

Back at the centre it's getting very hot and humid. Summer weather is kicking in which means we're all moving a bit more sluggishly. It's terribly hot and humid by 0600 which means no chance of sleeping in even if we had the time to do so.
These are some of our gorgeous babies (of whom I call "mine" - at least for the moment).
Alberto to the left is still struggling with severe asthma at times. We're trying new medicines which may be making a difference. His father desires to have him back at home with him so we are praying for miraculous & complete healing of his reactive lungs so he can be at home with his Daddy! If you desire to contribute to the cost of his asthma medicines which are expensive (Seretide inhaler & Singulair pills) please contact us (sheristeer@gmail.com). You'll remember Manuel to the right who is thriving and cheeky as ever - not  malnourished any longer, but chubby & healthy now, & a bit of a bully - but still cute as ever!
We're loving this! What a privilege to be loving on His beloved children!! And seeing such tangible transformation in everything He has us put our hands to.

Last night we celebrated Thanksgiving for the sake of us Americans who treasure this holiday as a special tradition! About 15 of us missionaries had a delicious meal and wonderful fellowship together, sharing how thankful we are for what the Lord is constantly doing in and through us. His provision and love and grace and mercy are deeper than any of us can even fathom and we relish and benefit from this with every breath that we breathe!

I read this recent Iris Newsletter written by the founders/directors of all of Iris Ministries.We continue to be touched by & benefit from the perspective, heart and vision that our dear directors run with.

Enjoying our God!
Rolland and Heidi Baker

Iris Ministries

Pemba, Mozambique

8 May 2010

"The Westminster Shorter Catechism, written in the 1640s by English and Scottish divines to educate lay persons in matters of belief, is part of the grandest doctrinal statements to come out of the English Reformation. It is composed of 107 questions and answers, and the most famous is the first:

Q. What is the chief end of man?

A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

After thirty years of missionary work, Heidi and I understand more than ever that God wants to be our greatest pleasure. He is most pleased with us when we are most pleased with Him! And when He is pleased with us, He grants us the desires of our heart (Ps. 37:4).

Our whole aim as Christians, and as Iris missionaries, is to glorify God by everything we think, feel, say and do. For us this finds expression particularly through ministry to the poor, and to "the least of these." By giving the cup of cold water, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, inviting the stranger in, healing the sick and visiting those in prison we love and serve Jesus Himself (Matt. 25).

But there is more. We do this through the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. And here begins the controversy. There is an attitude that sees fiery revival and a life of miracles as the rare exception, not to be expected in normal Christian living. The idea is that most of what God does in the world is done in a natural way through the holy virtues of dedication, hard work, faithful endurance, sacrifice, generosity and compassion, etc. We should learn to live most of the time without the miraculous, overpowering intervention of God, and prove our love for God by our quality of character…" 

(if you would like to read more of this exerpt go to www.irismin.org and check out past newsletters)

But we all know we would not last here if it were just to do with our quality of character. Rolland is saying just this - There HAS to be so much more! What is it that strengthens, encourages and motivates us to press forward especially when it seems there is no way forward?

It's His Holy Spirit manifested on earth that guides, strengthens and encourages us. His word says "we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony" - the blood of the lamb cleanses us, sets us free and puts us in right relationship with God our Father; the word of our testimony - these testimonies that we have the privilege to witness and live through daily, speak constantly of His faithfulness. These testimonies are tangible God - meaning, these babies that we care for on a daily basis, those who were never supposed to make it and are now thriving - they are God's love tangibly expressed - we get to live these testimonies day in, day out and therefore we will never grow weary of doing good!

"We hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23)- and this is not just a hope but a daily reality for us. We pray that you would be encouraged by our daily walk, but that you also would have an opportunity to see God tangibly at work in your life and that you would delight yourself in the Lord!
With all our love and His blessings on your lives. We love you and miss you so much!

Sheri & Matthew Steer