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