Pioneering an International DTS

10 Students & 8 Staff from 5 Nations for 6 months

This year, so far, has been mainly focused on planning and running our first international DTS here in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time for us to work together as a married couple so we are learning a lot about each other and how we can work together as team. We are so amazed by God's faithfulness so far in walking with us through this pioneering process. We had a successful DTS workshop for the staff before the school started. Now we are already half-way through the lecture phase portion of the school and we have had a pretty great time so far!

Before the school started, we were a bit worried about how an Irish lady, a newlywed French couple, a young Singaporean girl, and 6 Vietnamese girls from different parts of the country would get along, but now we can see that God really brought the right students to our school. They connected with each other right away and have been learning so much each week from our different speakers.  They have been growing steadily in their walks with the Lord, but we are still praying that God would give them some big "breakthrough moments".

Daniel also was invited to work with the Billy Graham Evangelical Association to help plan a big evangelistic festival that will happen next year. He's part of the festival's core team that is helping to bring the local Christian community together in unity to reach out to the lost in this city.

We are very grateful that Daniel has finished his TB treatment and is even healthier than before! We also heard that our initial green card application was approved so we are hoping to receive the interview date soon.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and supporting us through the past season. You have brought a lot of encouragement to us through your messages and care. We appreciate you very much!

Blessings,
Daniel & Cassandra