Thankful for Elijah

This week I got the most amazing Thanksgiving gift ever. My little buddy in Zambia, Elijah, wrote me a letter. Here is what he said:

Dear Travis,

How are you? Thank you for praying for me. Happy Thanksgiving. Tell your family that I love them.

Love,
Elijah

Wow- that's all I can say. I need to take notes from Elijah; they tell us at Acton to "get to the point"... Elijah sure knows how to do that. You can see a picture of Elijah right here- he was the one God told me about long before I ever met him. I'm looking forward to meeting up with Elijah again this coming summer. I'll be heading back to Zambia; this time I'll get to do Father's Heart, which will allow me to go see Elijah at his home and hang out for a while. Again, thank you to those who helped make that trip possible last year. I'll be sending y'all a DVD soon over viewing my experience last year...don't worry!

On another note, I wanted to share with y'all the message I got to hear this morning at Austin Stone. Matt Carter delved into 1 Corinthians 11:1-10 and Ephesians 5. He explained the relationship between husbands, wives, and non-married folks (like me) who one day hope to be the former. It was really interesting- he brought to life what it really means for wives to be helpers and husbands to be like Christ to their wives. He told the story about how had he not had a supportive, encouraging wife, that a church known as "Austin Stone" would have never happened. He said he could not have achieved what he had without her.

With that, I wanted to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. My cup definitely overflows! God bless.

Robin vs. Wonder Woman: Understanding Biblical Submission and Headship
http://media.austinstone.org/

Overdue Update!

Sorry for not updating everyone for a while! School is definitely in full gear, and I definitely wanted to update everyone on what's been going on. I apologize for those who've emailed (especially my wonderful former assistant Kahty!), please don't think I'm ignoring you.

The big news in our family is that Lesa (my cousin) and Steve Abney (almost my little brother) got engaged! The Lord definitely has brought together two wonderful people- congrats Lesa and Steve! We got to celebrate over a big family dinner last Saturday night at the Red House. Yes, I got away for a weekend and went to Henderson- it was fabulous. Even though I studied pretty much the entire time, it was great to be back home with the entire family (which doesn't happen as often as we'd like). This picture is of me and Michael Anne by the campfire on Saturday night.

Other big news is that Katie and Josh are expecting a baby! It was a real shocker (in a good way). We got to have lunch with the Hills on Sunday and it was wonderful just getting to catch up with two of my best friends in the entire world. The baby is due in June, and I'm hoping to be an adopted uncle soon (wow...that's weird to say).

As far as Acton goes- things are moving along quit well. I'm loving the classes. I'm reminded daily of how blessed I am to be learning from top notch entrepreneurs. We've only got one more full week of school before Thanksgiving, and I am looking forward to wrapping up this semester so that I can concentrate a bit more on my next step post Acton. I hoping to either stay in Fort Worth or Austin- I'll keep you guys updated.

I just found out that on December 14th I will have the privelage to share my Zambia story with my mom's Sunday school class. I am excited to share what God did in my two week stent this past summer. If you're in East Texas around that time- I'd love for you to come!

Everyone please have a BLESSED weekend. Thank y'all for all your prayers! The Lord is definitely directing me each day, even when I'm stubborn to move. Keep in touch and God bless!

Kind regards,

Travis

Philippians 2:5