Greater Portland Baptist Church

Jesse and Tiffany Shanks: January 2008

It has been a long time coming, but if you remember in our last prayer letter, we mentioned that we would be changing the way in which we regularly communicate with you. Unfortunately this transition took much longer than we first expected or hoped, but at last our website overhaul is finished, and we believe that this will allow us to more effectively communicate with you, and you with us.

We have modified our website from a purely informational site into a blog where we will be regularly updating you on what is going on in our lives and our ministry. The address has not changed, so come pay us a visit at www.lightoftogo.com.

Rest assured that we will continue to send out a regular update letter each month as well, but it is going to be much more concise and less detailed than it previously was. It will briefly highlight some things from the previous month and give you a couple of prayer requests. In our blog, however, we will provide a much more detailed and personal account of everything that God is doing in our lives.

Other than that, in the past few months we have stayed extremely busy with so many things going on. Our French studies are progressing very well. I am in the Intermediate-Advanced class at the university, while Tiffany is studying with an excellent private tutor and doing very well.

Thank you so much for praying for our Togo co-workers, the Huffs. They arrived safely in Québec in December and the Lord was able to use us in finding them a good apartment, furniture, and many other things before they arrived.

Joshua recently turned five years old, and had a great birthday party. He's so excited about everything going on in his life right now, and you can see photos video, and read about it on the website.

Thank you so much for your patience during this transition time, and we want to thank you sincerely for your continued prayer and support.

In His Grace,
Jesse, Tiffany, and Joshua Shanks