Days of Reckoning

For months we have been anticipating (both fearing and looking forward to) the transition.  On July 5 Zach officially begins his new role as Director.  Only God knows the challenges and opportunities that await him in the next few months.  On the other hand, we are somewhat familiar with what challenges and opportunities our successors, Cody and Jessica Zuiderveen, will face in Haiti in our absence.  Though Haiti has its own unique beauty and character, it is a very difficult place to serve.  Furthermore, Resonate Global Mission is critically short-staffed in Haiti as the Zuiderveens are the only missionary family on the field.  Please pray that God would give the Zuiderveens strength and patience for what awaits them.  One piece of good news is that Cody successfully passed his examinations and has been ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Christian Reformed Church (see link).

June Highlights

Dear Friends and Family:

The last few weeks have been a blur.  We arrived on American soil early in the morning on June 6.  Less than 48 hours later Zach was on his way to Palos Heights for the 2017 Synod of the Christian Reformed Church (June 9-15) where delegates would ratify him on June 14 as the first Director of Resonate Global Mission (See link).  The delegates made many other important decisions on this day, including the acceptance of the name Resonate Global Mission for the agency created from the union of Christian Reformed Home and World Missions (see link).  For the remainder of June we tackled many logistic challenges, the greatest of which was finding permanent housing.  It is daunting trying to find a house for a large family in the hottest housing market in West Michigan in the last decade.  We have been praying and trusting God to provide.  Meanwhile we have been buying up second hand furniture to furnish the house that we will eventually buy.  Finally, we have been struggling with some environmental adjustments.  Several members of our family have developed serious asthma because of the abundant Michigan pollen.  We would appreciate your continued prayers for God to guide our transition.