Update

As always we hope this finds you well, that you are reminded as we have been by our little guy Nate singing one of his favorite Seeds song, that all things work together for the good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28 & 29). Our God is so faithful to remind us by the Holy Spirit and even through his little ones, all of the things that Christ taught. And the truth that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever,” (Hebrews 13:8) brings comfort and confidence in the midst of changing situations.

 We have been in Indiana just over two weeks now and are thankful for both an uneventful flight from California and for a pretty seamless transition. Thank you for your continual prayers on our behalf… we are full of praise reports this month! One is that for almost a month now Caleb has not had a flare up. In fact aside from fatigue, he feels great! He has been on a steady level of prednisone for two months and he began taking methatrexate a month ago. Please continue to pray as he begins making the transition off of prednisone. Our hope is that he will be able to maintain the quality of life he has been experiencing while solely on methatrexate. Because Caleb is in a transitional stage of his treatment, his rheumatologist has recommended that we remain here in the States for a few more months so that he can manage Caleb on his medication until he is confident that the transition has been successful.
In our last update we  informed you that the boys’ visitor visas expire at the end of May. We have applied for extensions and will have a clear answer on our leave date when we hear back from USCIS. For now we have tickets to Uganda on hold for May 18^th. Please continue to pray as we have not heard from the attorney in Uganda regarding the Judge’s decision on the boys final adoption which was supposed to be given on April 15^th. 

Many of you have regularly supported through prayer or financially be it monthly donations or occasional one time gifts, and for that we are eternally grateful. As we have said before, our service to the Lord in Uganda would not be possible without your partnerships. Thank you! If you sense God leading you to join in His work through these “broken” Mitchell “vessels,” by either joining our team of prayer partners or financial partners please indicate and mail in the enclosed card. Your timely financial contributions whether ongoing-monthly financial gifts or through very appreciated one time gifts, will help us with the upcoming costs of airline tickets ($3,500) for our return to Uganda and our work permits ($1,500) upon arrival. For online donations go to www.newhopeuganda.org. In our next newsletter we will let you know how God answers prayer concerning the boys visa status, the adoption and we will give you an idea about the exciting area of ministry Caleb will be involved in with New Hope.

Thank you for your continued prayers,

Caleb, Alair, Nico and Nate