Dear Family and Friends,
Merry Christmas! It’s hard
to believe it’s that time of year again! Many things have been going on in our
life, so I thought it would be good to catch everyone up! The purpose of this
letter is to bring glory to the Lord for all He has done in our lives during
2015, and to share what we have been doing and how you can pray for us!
July 12th marked
our 1st year of marriage! It has been such a wonderful journey
together! We were able to spend our anniversary weekend in Charleston, SC. It
was such a treat to be able to steal away for a few days and spend time
together!
This summer was full of
traveling! In addition to our anniversary trip, we traveled to both of our
family reunions. God worked it out that we could go to both of these, and we
were so excited! This was Sim’s first time meeting most of my family. It was so
good to catch up with loved ones we haven’t seen in several years!
During the summer, I was
able to complete the courses required to receive my TESOL Certification (Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages) through Crown College. This is
something I started while I was in college, and I’m so glad I was able to
finish it! God opened up an amazing opportunity for me to teach English to a
group of international students during the fall semester. The students are such
sweet people, and I love being able to teach them English while studying God’s
Word together! Please pray that my students will have an open heart and clear
understanding as I share the gospel with them!
God opened up a new job
opportunity for Simeon several weeks ago. He is now working as a sales
representative for Cellular Sales. If you know Simeon well, you know that he
loves technology, so this job is perfect for him! We weren’t planning on a job
switch, but God had different plans, and as always, we are discovering that His
plans for us are perfect! Simeon is also continuing to enhance his skills at
web design and computer coding. He has had the opportunity to design several
websites for different ministries in that past few weeks.
I am continuing to grow my
Mary Kay virtual office assistant business. God has richly blessed me by
allowing me to earn an income while I work from home. I work for some amazing
ladies, and I love what I do! I am also still teaching piano lessons. This is
always a highlight of my week! I enjoy getting to spend time with my students
and helping them to develop their talents to use for the Lord. Soon, we will be
having our Christmas recital at a local nursing home, and we are all so
excited!
Our mission’s plans are
starting to come together! We are still praying for specific direction as to
what part of Australia God would have us serve in. We have decided to take a
survey trip next fall to spend time with several ministries that are there.
Through this we believe that God will show us exactly where He wants us, and
how He wants us to serve. A lot of planning and preparation will go into this
trip, so prayers are appreciated! We will continue to keep everyone updated as
the time draws closer, and we receive more details.
In the meantime, God has
opened several ministry opportunities at our home church. We hold a weekly
service at a nursing home which has been such a blessing and encouragement to
us! The people are so sweet, and we all love worshiping Jesus together. We also
participate in a weekly ‘Teens for Christ’ Bible Club in a local middle school.
Over one hundred different students have attended throughout the semester, and
we had 2 accept Christ as their Savior just a few weeks ago!! We also enjoy
singing in the choir and leading a prayer group in our Sunday School class.
God has richly blessed us
with so many wonderful friends and family members! We love each of you, and are
so grateful for your prayers and encouragement. May you have a very Merry
Christmas and a blessed New Year!
All for His Glory,
Brettnay Brazzell
Philippians 1:20-21
