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DISCOVERING A KNOWN TREASURE    

   So as you probably know, we live near Boise, ID! Technically we’re in a small neighboring town which is out in the country. There’s a lot of farm land, horses, and mountain views (we live in a valley). Well, a few days ago we we’re with some friends and they were talking about “Swan Falls Dam” (click on it to learn more) and how it would be cool for us to check out. So yesterday me and my wife set out on a short adventure. We didn’t realize that Swan Falls Dam is only 30 minutes south of where we live. We pulled onto Swan Falls Road and drove down it until it meet Swan Falls Dam. We drove through Idaho dessert, an open range, and complete beauty to get there. All I can say is, I would have never known that this exist without some friends talking about it around the dinner table. It’s hard to say exactly what we felt when we saw this beauty but I can remember that we were in awe of Gods creation. “1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.” - Genesis 1:1-5 

Gods landscapes are majestic.... The view on the cliff.  Murphy, ID

The view from the bottom.  Murphy, ID

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Exactly 1 Year Later

 So the question is, where should we begin...

      Well, like the title says, it’s been exactly 1 year since we published our last blog and I can tell you this... a lot has happened since then! We will of course add more photos down below since i’m a photographer and I know a lot of us are visual people so you like to actually see the things we’re talking about and not just read about them. To make things simple i’m going to list out the details in the past 12 months so you know how things have happened in our life. Of course, we’re just going to stick to the highlights and not mention everything. That could take forever. (SIDE NOTE: most of the places we mention in this blog is connected to a link... if a “place” has a line under it, then click on it to learn more). Also, most photos were taken by me (Dustin Altman) except the top one and the photo of me. Just in case you were wondering, my business name is Altman Media Group. So if you need anything let me know!

     - LET’S GET STARTED -

  From November to December 2016

      After finishing our commitment in India last year (November 2016) we took off for Cyprus, Melina’s home. We lived with her mom and spent time in the Greek culture and I actually started learning some of the Greek language. I sounded like a pro, not really but hey, it takes time like anything else. Right? AND yes it was “All Greek to Me” as the old saying goes. Meaning, I didn’t understand anything that was going on. I can say that the food was amazing (Melina’s mom... Ms. Haido is a great cook and baker). In Cyprus, we had lamb, gyros, halloumi... nooow... there’s Jesus and then there’s halloumi... it’s definitely a joke... kind of... but yes halloumi is amazing and my favorite! What is it you ask? It’s goat cheese that they grill! Ok ok ok.. I said that I wasn’t going to mention everything but I have to share this short story. In the winter the weather in Cyprus is very interesting. For example, one day we went to the beach to revisit the place where I ask Melina to marry me 2 years prior in 2014 (while in college I flew over to Cyprus and proposed on a cliff by the beach at sunset.. it was amazing) ANYWAYS..... back to the story! So, one day we went to the beach and the weather was perfect, about 70 degrees (F) which is around 21 Celsius for all you guys not in America. Long story short, the next day we went to the mountain known as Mt. Olympus (Cyprus) and I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was snow everywhere!!! It was beautiful. The drive is only 1.5 hrs from the beach to the mountains and the weather was completely different. 

THE BEACH: Ayia Napa, Cyprus (this is close to where I proposed)

The Mountain: Mount Olympus, Cyprus  (we went sledding in the snow) 

   At some point I had to go Istanbul, Turkey for a day or so....  (while I was in Istanbul, there were some bombings)  I wasn’t near them.

      Cyprus to Greece

        After leaving Cyprus in late December 2016 we flew to Thessaloniki, Greece where Melina’s sister lived at the time. It was an interesting place. Let’s just say when we were there, things were really inexpensive. I remember getting freshly squeezed orange juice with our breakfast for 1 Euro which was like $1.20 USD which is amazing. You can’t buy fake orange juice in the states for that price. Another thing I noticed about this specific city was the amount of graffiti that was on buildings all around us. Besides that, we got the opportunity to go visit my sister-in-laws boyfriends family up in the mountains and along the way we seen a very beautiful place by the beach! The photo below was one of the first places where Paul (from the bible) preached a messages on his missionary trip to Greece.  

The Town: Kavala, Greece

Taking off in Greece and now going to.... (drum roll)

      We enjoyed our time in Greece... but up next was our FAVORITE CITY ON EARTH!!! Let me make this fun... do you think our favorite city is  ( A ) Cape Town, South Africa  ( B ) New York City, New York  ( C ) Budapest, Hungary  or  ( D ) New Delhi, India    Sooooo... some of you are probably wrong, some of you probably haven’t even heard of some of these places in the world and some of you guessed it right! It’s Budapest, Hungary! We love it there so much! So a little bit about the place.. Melina lived there for 7 years. She studied there and staff with a missionary team there. WHY do we love Budapest? Well, almost all of the buildings look like 500 years old, there’s Castles, and historic bridges, the Danube River divides the city, there’s also mountains, and plenty of amazing food! (Hungarian food.. yummmmm) One of the coolest parts of this trip to Budapest was the fact that my mom, two brothers, and cousin came all the way from America to meet us here. We counted this as our family vacation since me and Melina don’t live near family anymore. Ok, let me try to speed things up a little by putting up a few more photos of our time in Budapest.

The Town: Szentendre, Hungary (1hr with the Train from Budapest)

CITY: Budapest, Hungary ( in the winter )

My family in the street of Budapest (yes it was very cold)

      All 3 of these guys had their birthdays in Budapest!!! By the way, they were ice skating in this photo in front of a castle... SO MUCH FUN!  January 2017

      Now..... you know why we love it! It’s absolutely beautiful! (SIDE NOTE: we actually flew from Thessaloniki, Greece to Budapest, Hungary for $16 USD. I know you think it’s impossible but we did it. HOW? Europe seems to have much more affordable flights than places like America. I don’t exactly know why that is but for some reason that’s how it is. Now, they’re not all that cheap but sometimes you can find a STEAL / DEAL. Whatever you want to call it.

Budapest to Paris

     After leaving Budapest, we flew straight to Paris. We got the opportunity to take a bus to downtown Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. It does look a little smaller than you would expect in person but come on... It’s the Eiffel Tower. Who cares?! It was just amazing that we could actually see it in person! After the Eiffel Tower, came the not so fun part. We didn’t know where we where going to stay for the night so I looked up some stuff on airbnb. At some point we found out that something wasn’t working with my bank card so yep... we had to sleep in the Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. Let me just say that we were a bit uncomfortable, followed by, I wasn’t the happiest person in the world and it wasn’t the best night of sleep we have ever had.

Paris to Montreal

    So after Paris we flew over to Montreal, Canada where we meet up with a missionary friend and stayed with her for a few nights. She took us around Montreal (they speak french there and it looks a little like France) and as aways I love Montreal in the winter because they have sooo many good places to ice skate ( I love iceskating ). We figured from there we would move back to Boise, ID near the area that me and Melina had completed our missionary school (our school was through YWAM, the second largest christian missionary organization in the world).

Montreal to Myrtle Beach

       We found out that there wasn’t enough money to make the trip and to start renting a house in Boise so we decided to fly down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where I am from to work and save up some money. My grandma let us stay in one of her condos and for about 3 months from the end of January - April 10th, we worked and saved our money. 

Myrtle Beach to Boise

     During that time in Myrtle Beach we bought our flights to Boise and on April 11th we departed for what we now call home... BOISE, ID! We are very blessed to call this city ours home. It is so beautiful here! There’s tons of outdoors stuff to do. For example, there’s hiking, fishing, hunting, skiing, swimming, camping and the list goes on and on. We’ve been here for about 8 months now and for 6 of those 8 months, I found my way into the car business. Yep, I was a car salesman.... Trying to shine for Jesus isn’t always easy in this business :)

Of course, this is me! I worked for the Top dealership in this region. ( it was a miracle how I got the job )

     Being in that business gave us a good start here in Idaho. Melina has became a swimming coach for the Boise National Team in downtown Boise. She also teaches Chinese students english online, while maintaining clients for her massage business. 

     It’s almost December so we’re excited about going back to South Carolina to visit family for Christmas and then we’ll be coming back home to good ole Idaho!

HERE’S A FEW MORE PHOTOS OF IDAHO and US IN IDAHO:

CITY: Boise, ID

Me and Melina out doing some business work.

TOWN: Cascade, ID (cascade is the town where we completed our missions school) AND YEA... it’s really that beautiful! We camped here for a night or two.

This river is behind our school building.

Soooo this photo looks pretty vintage but I actually took it a few days ago when we were at the 2017 YWAM Graduation party up in Cascade. 

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INDIA to CYPRUS

   So just a few weeks ago we moved from India to the Island of Cyprus which is Melina’s home country. Our time in India was full of NEW experiences, NEW foods, and a whole NEW / Different way of life! We meet a lot of great people along the way, we got the chance to share Jesus’ love and heart with so many spiritually hungry people and we also hiked some of the most beautiful mountains ever to be seen by human eyes. “The Himalayas!” Let’s just say, there’s a lot more to the story... BUT.... what about now? Well, since you asked. We are now in a NEW Chapter of our life... “Life in Cyprus!” We are so blessed. Melina’s mom is so happy we’re hear and so are we. It has been amazing that we have gotten the chance to catch up (talk) with so many of Melina’s family and church friends. It’s a “God Thing” that we are even hear. With very limited money, we are very grateful that our God has allowed us to travel the way we have been lately. It’s truly the Lord’s provision that has us where we are today. We asked the Lord for opportunity, adventure, excitement, travel, and a life spent with Him... and let’s just say that’s exactly what we have and He has once again answered our prayer! Life is good... we are blessed... and I don’t know about you but we love Jesus!

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WE HAVE ARRIVED....

From America to Central East Asia!

- Travel time: 28 Hours

- Miles Traveled: 10,000+

-  Also lost a lot of sleep...

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  The world as we know it may seem rather larger, and to some, it may seem quite small, but the truth is, no matter what you think about this topic, the fact still remains..... every country has there differences. There is certain things that some people / culturals do in their daily life, that others wouldn’t believe even if they saw it. It’s true though. Life around the world is so much difference than some people may imagine it to be.

  This post is more of a PHOTO POST so sit back and take it easy while you get a small idea of... “Their Way Of Life.”   O yea and stay tuned for another HFM Blog!

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ONE NIGHT IN VEGAS:

    WOOOOW..... so we’re on our way to the Los Angeles Airport to get ready for our flight leaving tomorrow for Outreach (in Asia).... when we make a short stop about half way to L.A. Now you might can guess by the photos and the title that the halfway point was Los Vegas. We stopped and then happened to stay the night at the base in Vegas. Let me just say that it was a completely different world there, so to speak. O yea... and YES I would have to agree to what was on their own billboard downtown Vegas which I quote, said, “Sin City.” Ok so there were casinos and hotels on every block but other than that... there were a lot of drunks, partiers, palm readers, and naked girls on the streets. I can say that on a positive note we did get the opportunity to pray over the city... for healing and restoration. So the question is did I enjoy Vegas? I would answer it something like this... I enjoyed all the lights and the big builds and that was about it hahaha... Well like always, we hope you enjoy the photos and until next time... stay tuned for another HFM Blog!

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  A Week In the City:  Tacoma  -  Seattle

     Our trip this week was to Washington State - Locations of Outreach were Tacoma and Seattle! We all had a great time this week learning more about strongholds and the effects they can have on our lives. Today (Friday, Aug. 12) was actually a free day, where we spent it exploring downtown Seattle and doing street evangelism in the downtown area! It was soooo much fun! By the way... me and Melina really liked Seattle! 

     Street Evangelism TODAY in Seattle  (Aug. 12, 2016)

     If you have a moment... STOP where you... and pray for Peggy and Natalie. These are two of the ladies that me and Melina personally met today while exploring the city. Peggy works at a Chinese tea shop in Seattle and let me tell ya... those tea samples today where amazing. And for Natalie, we met her on her way home from work (she works in the restaurant business). We didn’t know either of these ladies but somehow the Lord allowed them to cross our paths so we could just talk with them for a while and eventually telling them that we were Christian Missionaries and was there anything we could pray for them about. Thankfully, both women said yes and so we prayed for them right there on the spot. So we are asking you if all possible say a prayer for these two ladies, that the Lord would show himself mighty to them and that He would also pour out His love on them in such a mighty way. May they know that OUR GOD IS REAL! (I don’t think either of the women were Christians) Thank you all so much for your prayers and support for me and Melina... May the Lord continue to bless you and as always STAY TUNED for another HFM Blog!

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LIFE ON THE OWYHEE RIVER… AND IN THE HIGH DESERT!

   So we just got back to Idaho from a week long kayaking trip in Rome, Oregon… and it was awesome!!! We all had our own kayaks and we went a total of about 50 miles on the river over a 7 day period. Slow moving waters, fast moving waters, little rapids, BIG RAPIDS, animals of all types, and no people within 50 miles… yep I think we seen it all haha! FIRST, I want to say sorry for the bad quality photos. I done the best I could. I borrowed someones camera and it is very low quality but that’s ok.. they didn’t turn out tooo bad. Which is good. BUT.. anyways, the only things we were allowed to take on this trip was our sleeping bag, sleeping pad, a few pairs of cloths and our bibles, a bowl/cup and a head lamp (flashlight). Also no clocks or phones… we were on RIVER TIME!  What did that mean for us…? That meant sleeping outside in the wild with no tents. THE WILD… you might ask! 

YES, THE WILD WEST….

   Our first night sleeping I woke up somewhere between 1-3am to hear a loud cry…. or was it? It was actually a loud howl just a few hundred feet away from where we were sleeping. Just seconds later I heard what had to be 10 to 15 other howls which later on, I found out that it was wild coyotes! They eventually took off somewhere I don’t ever care to know haha.. A few days later we pulled our kayaks up to another campsite along the winding river and boy, I was glad. I think we had paddled about 9 miles that day. Anyways, at that point of the trip everything was going good… we had our dinner, a teaching on the Holy Spirit, and we were ready for bed. Then I hear a guy say… “Hey you guys want to see a scorpion?” Of course I was like… yea! So I ran to take a look at it and it was much different looking than the black scorpions that I had seen back in upstate South Carolina. This scorpion was a lite tan color. It almost blended in with the sand on the ground. Of course he does the right thing and kills it so no one had to worry about it…. after that we all go to our sleeping areas for bed…. let me just say that I had one (scorpion) right by my foot as I’m walking back to my spot and before I went to bed, I killed about 4 other scorpions. 

COOL ANIMALS SITED….

   A few days later we seen a few mountain goats which had horns (soooo cool), and also we seen a big coyote one day on the side of one of the mountains! Yes… there were a few scary times hahaha but it was differently an experience of a life time!!! What made it worth it??? Well… those times of crazy adrenal rushes as we went through the big rapids, the most amazing views before going to bed, looking up to the trillions of stars (words can’t describe how beautiful sleeping underneath the stars is in the high desert), bathing in the river… wow such a new experience, and just worship God out in the breath taking creation that He has made for us to enjoy! I know this intense trip was used as a tool to train us physically and spiritually for India but the question is…. Would I do it again? Looking past the times of me being uncomfortable I would have to say YES! It was worth it all! The Lord is helping me to step out of “What is NORMAL” so I can do what is UNnormal! 

THE COUNTDOWN…

   Our trip to INDIA is coming…. in less than 36 days! So what does that mean for you? Well, we continually desire for you as our supports, whether financial, blogs reading, or pray warriors… however you support us we ask for you to pray for the Lord to open our hearts so we won’t miss anything that He has for us!!! We want Him to be able to flow through us as empty vessels!  

OUR NEED… 

   At this point, we still have some finances that are needed for our school so we are asking you, that if you feel lead to come aboard and support us we would absolutely love and appreciate it! Just let us know… by contacting us by Phone: [phone], Email: [email protected] or through Facebook! Also know that if someone would rather seen their financial gift straight to the school then that is possible too! The name of the school is YWAM IDAHO: Leader, Johnny Villanueva [phone]

GOD BLESS YOU and always… STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER HFM BLOG!  

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HFM BLOG

Intro:

       It’s been 1 month since we’ve been living in Idaho with Youth With A Mission and wow it’s been AMAZING! Missions have been something that me and Melina have both felt called to even before we ever meet... after getting married, we felt a Discipleship Training School was where we needed to be so after a year of living back in my home town (South Carolina) the Lord opened up the door to move to Idaho and start training at a 6 month missions school. All I can say is... we love it here! Idaho is extremely blessed with such beautiful landscapes. 

What It’s Really Like:

      Ok, so we have established that Idaho is beautiful and that we are loving it here but don’t you want to know What It’s Really Like? So you’re probably thinking to yourself.. O wow these guys are “Living The Life” up there, or over there, in Idaho... well the truth is... the school is difficult. The ultimate goal for this school is to bring “the students” into a closer relationship with the Lord so once we get to India we can help lead them to JESUS! So the question is... what does that entail? Well let me just say that almost every week we go on a backpacking trip to a NEW location. Once we arrive at a trail, we then hike with our backpacks to the campsite. Like I said, each week is a different place. 

       Side Note:  My backpack usually weighs about 30-40 pounds!

  That might not sound like much weight but when you are hiking up mountains and down mountains, it feels like a ton! So, our first hiking trip was approximately a mile which really felt like a lot to me... Where are we now... you might ask? Well, just the other day we hiked 7 miles which is where I took the photo that is above. Once we get to the camp site we unpack, set up our tents and depending on the time of day we then have a class. Backpacking is one way we train for India as we will be hiking 15-25 miles to different villages who hasn’t heard about Jesus. Other ways we train is through lectures, and real world application. Although this season of life has been challenging we know that OUR GOD is doing GREAT and MIGHTY THINGS!!! Soooo STAY TUNE for another HFM BLOG!

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   Hey guys! These photos are from a DAY HIKE that we took the other day near the missions house where we live in Idaho (Blue Lake). All I can say is.... WOW... it was beautiful! And YES.. that is snow on the mountains in June! Don’t forget.. stay tuned for our next Heart For Missions Blog!

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Mountain Hiking. Snow. Summer. God.

       It’s probably hard to believe but yes we have been mountain hiking in the snow... IN THE SUMMER TIME (June 2016). It’s crazy to me too!!! And wooow... it has been so cool to be out in the wilderness of Idaho taking in the beauty of God our creator. His trees, mountains, lakes, snow, grass, and animals are so beautiful. 

THE HIKE:

      Above is a photo taken of our first Hiking Trip of the Discipleship Training School (DTS) and wow it was awesome! This Mountain Hiking Trip was like nothing I’ve ever done before. To start things off, we all loaded up in a 15 - Passenger Van and took off up to the mountain. There came a point that my stomach starting feeling a little funny for a bit as we gradually got higher up the mountain. I know this picture doesn’t look very intense but this picture was taken after we drove about 7,000 - 8,000 feet in elevation and hiking down about a 1.5 miles down a mountain. The beauty of this place was amazing! Just so you know, life at a much Higher Elevation is somewhat different. (Click on  “Higher Elevation” to see some more info) For example, at a higher elevation, there is less oxygen. So back to the hiking story. I don’t know if I mentioned it but it was so cold and no my tent was not cold proof... I FROZE! Haha.. 

       The next day was quite an adventure. As we were having one of our daily lessons in the Word (Bible), out of nowhere it started to snow... in June... yep, I couldn’t believe it! So after a while we went on a hike up the mountain which was crazy... imagine... it’s snowing, windy, cold, and we’re hiking up a mountain that is covered in snow and big rocks! It was quite an adrenaline rush!

THE WRAP UP:

        To wrap things up for this blog... life in Idaho is going really good. Also, me and Melina are enjoying the people that is apart of this Discipleship Training School. The Lord is blessing us beyond what we can imagine. We are continuing to grow as children of God sooooo that is very exciting! 

Stay tuned for another HFM Blog COMING SOON!

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WE MADE IT TO IDAHO!

    This is just a quick update... So in one of our latest blogs, we were saying how we missed our flight and had to sleep in the Denver Airport. Well, let me just say this, for me and Melina, it was a journey getting to Idaho. It was an experience an a half.. BUT WE MADE IT and we thank the Lord for that!

     Now... let me just say one more thing. It was worth it. The photo above is our  view from our NEW Bedroom! WOW! Talk about PURE Beauty! Also the town of Cascade where we are living is such a beautiful little town with only 1,000 people. In case you’re wondering yes, that is snow on top of the mountains in June. You might be asking you’re self... “I wonder if it ever gets hot there.” The answer is yes (in the summer) it does actually get warm in the daytime but at night the temperatures sometimes fluctuates 30-40 degrees from the temperatures in the daytime. Either way... it’s beautiful here and we love it!

Psalms 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.” NKJV

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    THE START OF OUR JOURNEY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO IDAHO

      MISSED FLIGHT:  Sleeping @ Denver Airport

     “Now Boarding Flight UA1199″ little did we know, that as we stepped onto our plane in Charlotte going to Denver, we would not reach our final destination today. I love that even though we don’t know the future, we serve a God that knows everything! This was NO surprise to Him! In case you are wondering, Denver is not our final destination. Our final destination is Idaho! Well anyways, as we took off from Charlotte bound for Denver, about 3 ½ hours into the flight the captain comes on the speaker and basically says because of the weather we can not land yet. He then says that we were not the only plane that has to do that and we would have to just fly around (in a certain pattern) in the air for an extra hour or so until we were cleared to land. Well, that wasn’t a big deal of course. So… we finally landed in Denver and we noticed that being an hour late, our flight for Idaho was about to take off and we weren’t even off of our first plane yet. Well, we finally got off the plane.. and yes, it took forever, since our seat was literally the last seat on the plane haha… and we ran as fast as we could through the Denver Airport and when we got to our gate they had already closed it and said you won’t be able to board and there are no more planes leaving for Idaho until tomorrow. So I tried to will and deal and kinda make her feel sorry for us so maybe she would let us board the plane and NOOOPE it didn’t work. After waiting patiently in the customer service line (which had at least 60 people in it) we finally managed to get our NEW ticket for tomorrow morning to Boise, Idaho. What are we doing in the meanwhile you might ask? Since our plane left us, we are going to sleep on the floor of the Denver Airport (photo above is Melina sleeping), then wake up early and board another plane to Idaho. It’s been an eventful start to our new journey but I think we are rather liking it!

D & M

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IT’S ALMOST... THAT TIME!

    You may be thinking to yourself... exactly what time is it? Or maybe even, why does that photo have a red dot that reads Cascade, ID (off to the side). Well, in case you haven’t heard me and Melina will be moving to Idaho the first full week in June (2016). Now, if you are one of those that keep up with us then this is nothing new to you but I have to say that it is crazy to me, that it’s already... THAT TIME! Time to pack our bags and move to Idaho! So, in one of our previous blogs we had said that basically we were making this long trek across the United States in my ole Ford Mustang that i’ve had for almost 11 years now. Well, since then we had something that came up and we can’t leave SC until about 4 days before the school. Anyways, I said that to say that we have now successfully booked our flight to Idaho since we won't have enough time to drive. Either way I know we’ll be a bit sad to leave family and friends but we know that God has an awesome plan for our lives and we are excited to see it unfold. May God bless you and stay tuned for another Heart for Missions Blog coming soon!

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Don't Forget Your Armor Soldier

The Whole Armor of God Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. - Ephesians 6:10 - 11 l NKJV

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THIS BLOG WILL...

Inform You About “The Opportunity”

And Tell You “How You Can Help”

BLOG INTRO

You won't believe it! Ok.. maybe you will! We are going on the road to Idaho in June! That’s a 40 hour drive! About a month ago we started a process, filling out applications and communicating with the YWAM Missionary Base in Idaho. After weeks of prayer with the school leaders, we just received our ACCEPTANCE into the school. As always, we pray for the Lord’s will and guidance in our life. Our desire is to become the best man or woman of God that we can be during this life. This school will be a 5-6 month program where you basically get a lone with God and grow in Him like never before. 

THE OPPORTUNITY 

3 months of the school is spent in Cascade, Idaho, where we will receive training on different subjects each week. THEN.... the following 2-3 months will be spent in the Himalayas of Northern India, practicing what we have learned and sharing how Christ is and what He can do. What I personally love is, the school is more spirit lead than book/speaker lead, meaning that we as a group strive on following the Lord where ever He leads us to go. We are so excited! This is an amazing opportunity :) 

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Also, if you’re interested you can always support us. In Prayer, with encouraging messages or letters, or even financially. Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly. Pray about it and see if the Lord’s leads you to do so. Remember this is a full-time program/commitment to go spread the gospel around the nations so your support will keep us going. The YWAM Motto is... “TO KNOW GOD AND MAKE HIM KNOWN!” Soooo that’s what we intend to do! Have a blessed day and keep watching for our next HFM blog.

Dustin & Melina  l  03.20.16

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