Hailes on Mission

We have to say that how this past month started and how it ended was unexpected.    We never imagined what would take place.    We were aware of the happenings around the world but the progression of how things took place and at the pace was unprecedented.    Needless to say, we are in the same boat as the rest of the world.    Our month started with ministry events and was supposed to end with ministry events and lots of trips.    However, not everything went as planned.    The good news is that seems to be daily missionary life. Ha-ha.    We were so blessed to be able to share the Word of God in the South of Madagascar and be a part of a training in Antananarivo with some good friends.    We had family come (taking a lot of precautions on the trip) and visit and in the middle of their visit life changed greatly. To put things into perspective, are family arrived to visit us and life was normal.  ...

Many times, in our lives we find ourselves having to make difficult, unexpected decisions. This past month has been really good for us and at the same time extremely difficult. At the end of January, we held our Madagascar team prayer retreat. This time of prayer and seeking the father was very fruitful and unifying.  However, as we were hearing from the Lord, He began to open doors to new opportunities. We were recommended for a new position within the IMB and at first glance thought “no”. Then, Suzie and I began to seek the Lord. As we began to pray the Lord did not tell us “no” and He said that we  should  follow after this new position. Honestly, this made us very uncomfortable. We love Madagascar and the work that the Lord allows us to do here. So, when the Lord did not say no immediately to this request, we became scared and we're asking questions as to why now, why leave?  It became clear to us that the Lord was leading us away. Logistically and mini...