Segaar-King August Update

Remnants of the ping-pong sized hail that totaled our car while we were on vacation in July.

Our children at Custer State Park in South Dakota

Dear Friends and Family:

On this Friday before Labor Day weekend, we reflect back on this summer and what God has done in our lives and ministry.  We give thanks that God allowed all four of our children to successfully complete their first full school year in the United States.  I (Zach) had an opportunity in June to travel to Costa Rica and see the tremendous work Resonate Global Mission is doing in developing leaders all around Latin America through the Faith and Life training program, based in San Jose (Costa Rica).  Our family had a wonderful vacation driving (and tent-camping) cross-country to the Black Hills (South Dakota), Yellowstone and the Grant Tetons (both in Wyoming).  By God’s grace, we survived a terrible hailstorm that totaled our van!  Finally, we give thanks that school has started again and we have officially begun “Year Two” of life after Haiti!

Please pray for:

1.       Resonate’s Leadership Team Retreat next week.  A big part of Zach’s work building strong leadership in Resonate!  Resonate will also be having a Grand Rapids (MI) and Burlington (ON)-based team retreat on September 27.  Pray that we would grow together for God’s glory.

2.       Haiti and Nicaragua:  Two of the most economically challenged countries in Latin America have had separate incidents of civil and political unrest this summer.  Pray that our mission staff and national partners in these two countries would be Christ’s light in difficult times.

3.       A successful school year for our children.

Please give thanks for:

1.       God’s grace at the Synod (annual assembly) of the CRC back in June.  Resonate presented a document calling the CRC to focus on prayer and spiritual renewal as the first step to making the CRC’s church planting and evangelism efforts more effective.   Pray that this would take root!

2.       Resonate’s first birthday as the CRC’s new mission agency.  We give thanks for the members and churches that have supported the work of mission through Resonate faithfully despite many changes!

3.       Sharon has been accepted into Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus.  We give thanks that she will have an opportunity to sing this fall, winter and spring.

Thanks for your prayers and support,

Zachary, Sharon, Hannah, Vivian, Isaiah and Esther Segaar-King

Serving with Resonate Global Mission