Joy and Sadness

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From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Eric and Linda Funke (ed. note: the Funkes are in the midst of repatriating to the USA after serving 7 and a half years in Tanzania).They write:

The suffering in the world feels so potent right now— so much injustice, so much pain, so much conflict, so much loss. As a friend recently shared her pain over the loss of a loved one, I reminded her that lament is Biblical and that Jesus cried. As I have been thinking more about lament, I have naturally been drawn to the book of Lamentations. I was reminded that “because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” In spite of it all, we cling to hope. Here are some of the bits of hope God has shown us this past month.

Virtual Presentation
After many hours of prep, we are thrilled to say that our video presentation is now online 🙂 You can find it at www.youtube.com/EricFunkeGLO. This presentation is what we would have shared with you all if we had been able to visit in person.

Zoom Calls
We are planning to host a Zoom call with each of our partner churches in the coming months. This call will give us the opportunity to connect with you all on a more personal level and answer any questions you have about the presentation, about what is happening in Tanzania right now, and about what is happening in our lives. We are still working on scheduling these calls and will let you know when they are all scheduled.

A Job For Eric
On May 4, Eric attended a virtual job fair for Garland Independent School District. By the end of the day, North Garland High School issued him a letter of intent. We are happy to announce that he will be teaching Algebra 1 (one of his favorite subjects to teach) at North Garland starting in August. We thank God for this answer to prayer!

The Big Move
On May 2, we signed a lease for a rental house in Richardson, Texas, and on May 8-10 we loaded up a trailer to be delivered to our new home. After more precious time with our family in St. Louis, we drove down to Dallas on May 12. We stayed with Linda’s parents for the next week while we waited for our trailer and repainted the 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (all of which were pink) and all the ceilings in our new house. On May 16-17, our Davis family helped us unload all of our belongings. To see more pictures from this past month, please click here.