Update - April 21st '06

Well, it's the end of the semester and it is going to be very busy. I have 5 papers left to write and 4 more books.

1. Missiology paper - "The Roma of Romania" - 12-15 pages
   
2. Greek Syntax paper - "Exegesis of 2 Corinthians 1:1-7" - 12 - 15 pages
   
3. Missiology paper - "A reflection on John Piper's 'Let the Nations Be Glad'" 3 pages
   
4. Missiology paper - "A reflection on Elizabeth Eliott's 'Through the Gates of Splendor'" - 3 pages
5. Spiritual Disciplines - "A refelction on Charles Spurgeon's 'Lectures to my Students'" - 2 pages

Books

1. "The person of Christ"
2. "Lectures to my Students"
3. "Through the Gates of Splendor"
4. "Let the Nations be Glad"

Needless to say I will be very busy.

Romania Trip 2006

Hello all,
Andrea and I have decided that this is the best year for me to try to go back to Romania again on the Youth trip of our home church. I am extremely excited about this. The dates of the trip are from Thrusday, July 13 to Sunday July 23. Some of you reading this will probably be getting prayer support cards from me soon. Please pray that God will provide the $1695 needed for the trip and that He will provide for the missed time of work (we know He will).
With the way Andrea and I feel about Romania we both think it is a good idea for me (and hopefully someday her) to be able to get back into the country and pray for God to speak to us about what he would have us do after training in seminary.
Thanks for checking in on us - and thank you very much for your prayers.

In Christ,
ChadB

April 1st Update

Hello everyone!
Just a couple of updates...
We had our meeting with the International Mission Board (IMB) rep on Thursday. It went very well. We were able to get lots of questions answered and were able to see what steps we need to be taking now in order to prepare for international missions. While there are other missions agencies the IMB is by far the best one to be selected by. The IMB is supported from the cooperative program of Southern Baptist churches and have the very best program for families going into international missions. We have had to fill out forms and have started the long processes of possibly one day being selected as career missionaries by the IMB. If we decide that God wants me to finish my degree here before heading to the field it will be about 3-4 years before we will know if we are selected by the IMB. There is another way however. We can take the 2+3 option which means I take 2 years worth of classes here in the states and then finish the rest of my degree on the field. This is what I would really like to do but it does not seem possible at this time considering some of the obstacles in our way. We know God will work it out with his perfect timing. Please continue to pray for us to have patience and wisdom to know exactly what God would have us to do and when He would have us do it.

The other update is about the church we are part of here in Louisville - It is a church plant on the east end of Louisville (see the post below for some more details). The church recently got its web-site up and I wanted you guys to go and check it out. Also there is a blog and a place where you can sign up to download the sermons from every Sunday. Take a look around the site and you should be able to find pictures and/or video of each of the Bragg women (Andrea, Laura and Rachel). To get to the web-site click the URL below. Let me know what you think of the site.

http://www.crossinglouisville.com

Thanks again for checking this blog and thank you especially for your prayers. We "covet your prayers."

ChadB