Updates from the Handys

“I am a fool for Christ...whose fool are you?” ~ Brother Andrew

Hi friends & family!

First off--we just want to thank you again for the love & support you have shown us in the past few months! Your prayers, words of encouragement, questions, interest in our trip, financial gifts, and creative generosity have truly blessed us. We continue to be so excited with what God is doing in our lives, and how He is leading us--and YOU are a part of that!! We treasure you all.

As a bit of an update, we were finally able to Skype with one of the WEC team leaders on the field in Bulgaria! This past Saturday, we "met" SeoKyu and chatted briefly about WEC's work in Bulgaria, what our trip will look like, the need for the Gospel in certain people groups there, and what the spiritual climate is like. Since the WEC team will not be in Bulgaria during the May timeframe we were considering, it looks like we will be adjusting our trip to the end of June. This actually works out better because it gives us a bit more time to finish raising funds, and it also coincides with a WEC conference that will be taking place in Bulgaria.

The two towns that WEC has teams in are Haskovo and Kardzhali, both in the southern region of Bulgaria, not too far from Turkey. WEC's primary work in Bulgaria is within the Turkish communities, and from what SeoKyu told us, it is challenging but much-needed work. If you are interested in knowing more about the history of the Turks in Bulgaria specifically, Operation World and The Joshua Project are good resources to learn more:

http://www.operationworld.org/bulg
http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18274/BU

We are working on putting together a letter to explain more about our upcoming trip and what God is doing in our lives, so if you would like to be added to our mailing list, please message/email us your address!

Once again...thank you so much for the various ways in which you have shown us your support--we are so grateful & blessed!

In His great Name,
Liz & Shawn