New Arrivals

Tiggie
John and Autumn Sproul


Today a beautiful new family has arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They are John and Autumn Sproul and their three children John Jr., 15, Jakin, 12, and Sopia, 3. There story is an incredible one that makes us proud to serve the same Almighty God!

The Sprouls have moved here, like us, to be missionaries for Christ. John will oversee the Church of Christ Preachers Training School that was established here in 1998. The school will be a Sunset School of Preaching extension school and will be under to oversight of the Batesville Arkansas Church of Christ. Everyone involved is excited to have John come and provide some much needed structure to the current program.

What is so amazing to us though, is the sacrifice that the kids and Autumn are making! Gail and I can’t imagine bringing our kids at this time in their lives to this mission field. Maybe it helps that Autumn grew up in Japan, the child of long term missionaries there. She has home schooled their children all of there lives, so that helps some also. Pray for this family as they begin their ministry here.

I am taking care of their dog Tiggie as they recuperate from the dreaded jet-lag. They really looked bleary-eyed as they came off of the plane this afternoon! We host them for lunch tomorrow. Thank you Lord for the reinforcements!

P.S. James, the local minister, asked me to preach this Sunday tonight. I said, “How about in 2 weeks?” He said, “How about this Sunday!” I said, “O.K.”