What's New:-April 9, 2008- Now for the sad news. Rachel and I had not shared with very many people about our anticipated addition to our family. Saddly, on March 17, 2008, we lost our precious daughter, Grace Kathryn Dell, before we even got to know her. We have been blessed by the generous out-pouring of love and compassion from friends and family. It will take a long time for us to fully recover from this heart breaking event. Please keep us in your prayers. Please look for upcoming information about a memorial fund we are creating for Grace. -April 17, 2007- On May 1st, Rachel and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. We celebrated with a weekend trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It was very relaxing, and we enjoyed walking around the down town area. Taking pictures of the old buildings and unique features of the town kept me entertained as Rachel browsed through the various shops. A highlight of the trip for me was the rail road museum. My brothers interest in steam locomotives added to my curiosity as I wandered through the collections taking pictures of the unique elements of the past. May passed by in a hurry. Rachel finished her first year teaching 3rd grade at New Covenant Academy. It seemed like there just wasn't enough time to finish all the little projects and complete the extra work I took on. This past weekend, June 3rd, we had a party at our house for Rachel's students and their families. It was a great way to send off her beloved 3rd graders into 4th grade and to celebrate the Summer break. We had about 40 parents and children attend, making it one of the biggest and craziest gatherings we have had at our house. Hopefully this will be the first of several fun gatherings at our home this summer. Network 211 is moving forward and engaging in our newest project. June 17th we will have our first e-ministry seminar in Dallas, Texas. We will have sessions for pastors on using technology to increase ministry potentials. We will cover everything from building web sites, using Source to fill web sites with valuable content, effective uses of email, and other sessions dealing with various forms of technology and how they can be used for ministry. -April 16,2006 - The day after I arrived, we drove to Seattle. Our first meeting was with Missionary Renewal Asia Pacific. It was a wonderful opportunity to share with them about how Network 211 can help them make their web site better. Additionally, we talked about ways to produce their materials online. It will be great to see their ministry become fully equipped online and for the possibility of distributing their materials though Network211source.com. God did an amazing thing while we were there. Our meeting was bumped up in time to accommodate a meeting shortly after. By God's divine appointment, the District Superintendent for the Northwest District of the Assemblies of God came early for the meeting after us. This gave us the opportunity to share Network 211 with a man that I would not have been able to meet with in my own powers. Best part about the meeting is He is eager to learn more about improving their district web site with resources from Network211. Praise God! After our meeting at MRAP, we met my second cousin, Steve Gage, for a tour of Northwest University. He is an alum with a variety of ministry experience. Currently he is writing discipleship materials based on Jesus' instruction to make disciple and teach them all He had taught. It is amazing how many people don't really know what Jesus taught during his ministry on earth. I know I could use some time revisiting Christ's sermons. I am hopeful upon completion of Steve's project, that it can be distributed through Network211source.com. On Friday, before we returned to Portland, we had the opportunity to meet with D.V. Hurst, former President of Northwest University. It was an amazing time, learning about the various ways God was able to use his life. Additionally, we discussed the need for a Post Graduate Scholarship Fund for those going into the ministry. Too many graduating students cannot afford to go into the ministry because of their student loans. I am one of those students who struggle with paying off student loans while serving in the ministry. Luckily, with Rachel teaching, we can make ends meet.
That evening we got to visit Scott's family. It was so much fun to see his five children, including his quadruplets. Seeing Scott with his kids and playing with them myself, I have a new appreciation for all that Scott does. He even offered to let me baby sit them when Rachel can visit too. Uh... thanks I think??!!?!? Monday, I got to share at the bible study my dad attends at his work. It was neat to see a bunch of engineers perspective on my ministry. Tuesday was a full day. I met with PCC's tech guys, had lunch with one of my mom's good friends, and rounded out the day meeting with Asian Outreach. It was a good full last day with a lot of great contacts. I was completely exhausted from the weeks worth of activity. Wednesday, I woke up early to go to a Men's breakfast with my Dad. After the breakfast I had a small meeting with We Care Oregon. Again it was great to see what possibilities there are for partnership between Network 211 and other great ministries to improve ministry online. After the meeting, I headed to the airport and headed home. Wow... I'm now just starting to recover... sort of. If you made it to this point... thanks for reading! Please continue to be in prayer for the continued relationships with all the people and ministries I made contact with this week. -April 5,2006 - -April 2, 2006 - - April 2, 2006 - |
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You guessed it. I've been so busy that I have neglected this site. What a major bummer! I know I need to let you all know about the wonderful things happening in my life and yet my site remained untouched. My biggest news, that I should have told you about months ago... I am a Licensed Minister with the Assemblies of God! WOW, what a great feeling to get past this first big hurdle. 
It's the day before taxes are due... Hope your's are done :) I am safely back in Springfield, MO after my busy week in the Northwest. The picture on the left was taken at Northwest University. On the left is Scott Schoenborn, Missionary to Japan and Network 211. In the middle is my mom, Jann Dell, all around great mom and wonderful ministry resource! On the right is... me. Let me tell you just some of the wonderful things that happened on this trip. 
The Post Graduation Scholarship Fund would provide funds to pay a Student's monthly loan payment while they are in full-time ministry. Sadly, there is not such a fund available, due to past problems with integrity and fraud. Hopefully, we can establish a scholarship that meets the need and also has accountability to prevent misuse. Paying only the monthly payments encourages students to continue their ministry activity, while lifting some of the burden of the financial stress. Another suggestion was for the scholarship funds to be available only for tuition reimbursement. Whatever the case may be, this Scholarship should be created. Please pray for its development and implementation.
Friday night and Saturday night I had the opportunity to meet with some of my parents friends and writers working with Network 211. It was a great opportunity to share about what God is doing through Network 211. I had a great time meeting some of the people who write many of the great articles in our database for Network211source.com. 
Sunday, I had the privilege to be interviewed in both services at Portland Christian Center. It was wonderful to get to share my story and ministry with my parent's church. So many of their friends have heard about what I'm doing. It was nice I could tell them from my mouth what being an Internet Missionary is all about. It was so encouraging to see other people understand what a mission field the online community is. 
Well I've arrived safely in Portland, OR. I made the journey across the country from Springfield, MO to visit my parents and to share with some churches and ministries about my ministry and the ministry to Network 211. I am looking forward to tonight's service. It will be the first time to speak about my ministry and missions efforts on my own. I had a great opportunity in September to travel with Dr. George Flattery, President of Network 211, to Florida presenting Network 211 to pastors and churches. I am very thankful for all the people praying for me, especially this week. I know God will do amazing things beyond my expectations. I will try to keep this page updated to inform you of the event as they unfold. 
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