Final 80 for Education Ellis family fundraiser update!

Hey everyone,
This is the final 80 for Education Ellis family fundraiser update. The reason that this is the final update is that God has provided all of the $8,000 for our kids to go to school while we do missions here in Taiwan! Praise God! We had some more $100 and $200 donations, and then one donor let us know that they are giving us the last $2,000. Wow! We wanted to thank you all for your prayers and generosity. Words can't describe how blessed we are to see everyone join in to help us be here in Taiwan. Our kids are thrilled that they get to go back to the Christian school with their friends, and continue to learn Chinese.
Just one week ago, I was teaching the book of Zechariah. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I was actually teaching our Bible School in South Africa through the Internet. Israel was struggling during the time of Zechariah's ministry, as their return to Jerusalem from exile wasn't matching what they expected. They had expected to reestablish Israel's kingship and independence, and see the prosperity of Solomon's kingdom come back. Instead, they were surrounded by enemies, living in the ruins of Jerusalem, and had even stopped rebuilding the temple. Even though God had taken a whole empire down to allow them to return, they still struggled to be grateful because it didn't all happen as they "expected". God began to speak to me about my expectations in what being in Taiwan would be like. Despite the challenges of moving overseas, He has shown me how He wants me to live in a place of gratefulness, and celebrate what He has done. We intend to celebrate big time for what God has just done for us and our kids! There will always be financial challenges as well as "stuff" we think we need and don't have, but we can't miss the "empires" that God is tearing down all around us in order for the eternal Gospel to go forward.
If any of you wanted to give toward the fundraiser but didn't get to, we still have some other projects that we are raising funds for. We are still looking for a used van ($4,000) and need some more tuition towards Chinese lessons this summer for Katie and the kids ($1,200). As always you can give through clicking on "Donate" on this website, mailing a check into YWAM Montana, or placing money into the offering at Living Waters Church.
Check out the beginning of our celebration in the video below.