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What a great month we have had in July.

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Two weeks in Brooklyn New York

Greetings from NY!!!! We love it here. God is good and has blessed us greatly. We praise Him and pray that we serve Him well in the Big Apple!! We love you all!!!!!

Click on the link below and check out some of our photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11383275@N03/sets/72157606210408272/

Delta Church Camp June 15 - 21, 2008

Amanda and I worked the Delta Jr. High church camp in Dermott, Ar.

To look at some pictures of the camp just follow the link below.

We are almost ready to move to New York.

Mark and Amanda

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11383275@N03/sets/72157605869974740/

Kansas Mission Trip

Here we are in Kansas with a little bit of Arkansas. If you GNOME what I mean.

For all his pictures in Kansas just go to

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11383275@N03/sets/72157605761776661/

What a Blessing!!! Keeping the kids.

Our week in Florida is almost over. We wish it was longer, but tomorrow we go back to Arkansas, and get ready to go on a mission trip to Kansas next week.

It is hard to believe that in July we are going to be living in New York doing mission work.

Praise the Lord!!!

Our May 2008 Newsletter

What a month we had.

We worked a feeding unit for a dental clinic, Videoed a pastor/staff retreat, and a youth rally, attended the UAPB graduation, attended a two day Chaplin's retreat, found out that we were approved to be appointed by the North American Mission Board to serve in Brooklyn, NY for the next two years, helped work a crawfish festival in Dermott, AR, went to our grandsons second birthday in Marion, AR, worked a mission trip in Memphis, TN for four days, had our first yard sale to lighten our load for our moving to New York in July.


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John's Big Day

We received a call today from our grandson John. Big news today!!! He caught his first fish!!! Way to go John!

Here is a picture of him riding his tractor after his birthday.

Let the Yard Sale's begin!

Well we are starting to downsize for our move to Brooklyn. Today we had our "first" yard sale. I said first, because we are doing it in stages as we clean out our world of stuff. The sale went well but it did get a little hot before we finished. Praise the Lord that it didn't rain.

Memphis Street Reach Mission May 18-23

For the past six years we have been a part of this mission to Memphis, TN. This year we could only stay for three days.

This four minute video shows some of the sights and people we worked with this year.

Our New Home on July 6, 2008

Please be in prayer for us as we work to get ready to move to Brooklyn NY by July.

What a Blessing a new Truck!

What a Blessing!

Last year as we worked with mission teams, and did construction on the mission team house we had to move everything from Back yard Bible club games to lumber in our 1999 Buick Centry.

A friend ouf ours said that we sure needed a truck to haul things in. Well last Saturday this truck was donated to us for the work of our ministry. The truck was a repo and bought at a very low price by a local company. A new motor was put in it. Other companies put a winshield on it, two new tires, muffler work, and wiper blades.

We are very thankfull for our NEW 1997 Ford pickup, and the wonderfull people that provided it for us.

God is good,

Mark and Amanda

Our Newsletter

Our Newsletter

What a great time for us as we work in God's ministry.

February was busy but fun. We went to Mari-Gray's the week of Valentine's. She was having surgery. Thank you for your prayers of her the surgery went well. While at her home she treated us to a Valentine Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. We solved the murder and had a great dinner. It was a wonderful night.

What a blessing, we now have four grandchildren .Juliann was born March 5th to Carl and Mary Ann. We had them all together in March.

Our Prayer Request;
* Speaking at the State WMU
* Wolf Creek Camp where we will be the Junior High Camp Directors
* Dermontt Crawfish Festival
* Mission teams that will be coming in to Pine Bluff in June and July.
* Our Financial Needs
* IMB Summit
* Kansas Vision Mission
* Disaster Relief Mission of Mercy
* Zimbabwe mission teams

We love you all,

Mark and Amanda

Thank's for your help video

This is a thanks video we mailed out to the people that gave to help support the mission trip to Zimbabwe.

Amanda

Hobson's Happenings: School Starts!!

Hobson's Happenings: School Starts!!

Speaking at FBC Pine Bluff

Just a reminder about Amanda speaking at First Baptist Church Pine Bluff next Monday night at 6:30 pm. She will be sharing about the mission trip to Africa.

Thanks,

Mark

Learning about Zimbabwe

Hello everyone,

It is so good to be back in the US. This mission to Africa was a great experience for the team and myself. It was a very long journey to get there. It took seventeen hours of flying and about 18 hours of driving to get to the first destination, then another 5 hours to our second destination.

Learning about Zimbabwe was very hard because of all that is happening there. The economy is so bad that $500,000 is worth .25 cents in American money. Please pray for these people.

I will be sharing a testimony about the trip on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Pine Bluff.
Hope you can join us there.

Mark has placed all the pictures on Flicker. You can see them by clicking this link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11383275@N03/sets/72157603692449401

Thanks for all your support,
Amanda

Sights and sounds of Africa

Amanda did great yesterday she got home at 3pm and we went and visited with her mother. At 8:30 it was time for her to get some sleep. I had some free time on my hands so if you got 7 minutes check out the sights and sounds of Africa.

Amanda will share more later.

Mark

Audio message from Amanda

It's great to have Amanda back in the United States. If all goes well she will be home tonight.

This is an audio message to you from her at the airport this morning.

Team Flying out of Africa Today

Praise the Lord! My sweety (and her team) are almost home,

The team will fly out of South Africa today at 7:20 pm their time (11:20 am our time). They will arrive in New York at 6:55 am Wednesday. If there are no flight delays Amanda will arive in Little Rock at 7:25 pm the same day.

Please continue to pray for the team as they travel home.

Thanks,
Mark

Good Morning from Africa

Good Morning!

Well, early this morning (7:30 a.m. Zimbabwe time), the team began their long 3 day journey home to the United States. Their journey begins with a two day drive bouncing around in an overland vehicle. Then they will spend about 24 hours flying from Johannesburg, through New York to their final destination around the country.

For the past 10 days, the team has spent many hours teaching True Love Waits, leading the National Youth Conference, visiting patients in the Provincial Government Hospital, playing with children in an orphanage, and making lifelong friends with each other.

The attached photo was taken early Friday morning before Beth & Amy left on their early journey home.

Continue to pray for the team as they travel. They are tired and ready to be home, but they are saddened because they are leaving a part of their heart in Africa.

Amy Signaigo

Amanda's last email from Africa

Well, we will be living Antelope park tomorrow. It will take a long time to get to South Africa. Two days. I love you and am sorry that I didn't have more time to write.I love you more and can't wait to see you. I will call you when I get to NY.Call everyone and let them know.

I love you again,
Amanda

Email from Do Missions

Good Morning Everyone!
I received a text message from Darren around 1:30 am CT. He reports everyone is doing well and they are still having a great time. Two of the participants were in Johannesburg ready to fly back to the US at this time. The remainder of the team will make their journey back to the states the night of the January 8th.Continue to pray for this teams' mission has they are ministering to over 600 orphan children. I am sure they are ready to see their family and friends to share how God has moved in such a desperate environment.
Thank you for your prayers for this team: for their safe travel, for their physical and spiritual stamina, and for the many lives that God will reach through their service.
You are part of the blessing.

Sincerely,
Lenise McCarter

Good mission video

No news from Amanda lately. Another day and a half and the team will start their two day journey back to the United States. I couldn't sleep tonight so I was looking at some old videos that I had. This one made me feel good. So I thought I would share it with you.

Mark

email from Amanda

Mark,

Please let everyone know that I am doing great.
We have had sunshine most of the time today it was beautiful in the morning but raining a little this afternoon. Every time it clouds up I sing Here comes the Sun. I went horseback riding this morning and saw many animals and can't wait for you to see the pictures. Pray for Amy and Beth they start home tomorrow then we will leave here on Monday. I went to the hospital yesterday to pray for people it is really bad. We also went to the orphanage and played with the children. Please tell everyone to just pray for the country.I pray that God will take care of you while I am away. We have a group of youth coming in tonight to minister to. I will try to write again soon.


Amanda

Good Morning, again!
Darren was able to telephone out of Zimbabwe shortly after I sent the first email this morning. This is extremely special as they rarely have phone service while in Zimbabwe!!!The team is having such a great time. They are staying at place called Antelope Park. They are seeing wild animals in their natural habitats. David Fort even rode an elephant this morning. They will be taking a short safari trip later today on horse back. It will be an exciting day to experience the country and wild animals.
The team has been touched by the many orphans to whom they are ministering.Two of the participants made it to Africa without their luggage; however, Darren has indicated that they are well taken care of with new clothes and toiletries.Everybody is well and having a great time.Thank you to all who serve them with their prayers. We have two participants returning to the States January 5. Please pray for their safe travel.It was a nice surprise to hear from Darren this morning.
I will email everybody as I receive their updates.

Sincerely,
Lenise McCarter

Do Missions Team

Good Morning!I received a text message from Darren Tipton early this morning. He stated that the team is having an excellent time serving the orphans and working in the village. They are in Zimbabwe. The weather is extremely rainy.
I will continue to update you as I hear from the leaders.

Sincerely,Lenise McCarter
Do Missions (United States)

Amanda,s email

This is an email that I got from Amanda today. It sure was good to know that she and her team are doing good.



Wow is all I can say about this trip. I wish you were here with me. I know why God didn't allow you to make this trip the truck ride was very bad. The bush was quite an experience.Every day I think of you and how much I love you. Thank you so much for letting me come and praying for me. Please pray for my ankles they have not been regular size since I have been here. Oh well this is my thorn.Anyway we are doing well now. I will try to write again soon. I am afraid I can't find my charger I may be in trouble I hope it turns up. I Love you soooooo much and miss you too.
Please know that You are my HERO forever.
Love you with all my heart.
Your wife,Amanda