Author: Rachel Atwell

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Atwell Adventures · From The Road

We’re going to Madagascar!

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This May, Gary and I will join four other members of our church in sharing the joy of our Savior to the other side of the world!

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Our church has partnered with a missionary family in Madagascar and through them, we’re focusing on reaching the Antandroy, a people group with little or no access to the Gospel. On this trip, we’ll share the creation to Christ story to the Antandroy people in the village of Bekily. We pray that through these stories, they will come to know and accept the redemption that our Savior has offered us from this weary world. As they believe and understand, we’ll accompany them to take the Good News to their neighboring villages! The ultimate goal of our partnership over the next few years is to build a body of believers through discipleship and eventually form churches in their community!

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Will you pray for us, please? We’ll be preparing in the coming days and are also raising support along the way. We’d love for you to consider supporting us financially.  The cost is substantial but we trust God will provide a way for us to go! We look forward to giving you another update when we return.

If you’d like to donate via paypal click the donate button below. Please note, donations via PayPal are not tax deductible and will have a fee (in the U.S. is 2.9% plus $0.30 USD of the amount you send).

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If you’d like to donate but are interested in a tax-deductible option, you can send a check (with MADAGASCAR in the memo line) to the following:

Berea Baptist Church
c/o Atwell Madagascar Trip
4408 Evans to Locks Road, Suite H
Evans, Georgia 30809

Update: Our trip has been completed, but if you’d still like to donate to help send people on future trips, contact me!

Lastly, here’s a video that gives a small glimpse into the trip that lies ahead of us and ways you can be praying for the Antandroy people.

Monthly Goals

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Hey, hey, hey!

This past month had alot going on, but I was able to find a good rhythm through it all.  I took some time at work to organize and define my schedule a little bit more, and that’s really helped improve my workflow.  Thankfully that’s also spilled over into other areas of life.  The Lord is continuing to teach and convict me in some areas I need to glorify Him more. Thankful for a God who loves us in our weakness and wants to make us more like Him!

So February overall goal wise, was ok, but could have used some improvement.

  • limit social media Continuing to work on this one, but I deleted the facebook app from my phone in early February.  Now I’ve committed to not logging in on my phone at all (unless I need to look something up).
  • complete two decor projects
  • celebrate Valentines Day and G’s birthday-yeah!  Our mini getaway to North Carolina was so fun!
  • prepare for Miles for Mada– only about 11 days to go!
  • continue waking up early on weekdays – I could have done better, so this doesn’t get crossed off.
  • exercise every day for the last 3 weeks of February – nope, so this one is rolling over into March.  That’ll teach me to skip runs 😉
  • complete February reading plans – Caught up on the most important – Bible reading!

And here’s what I’m looking at for March…

  • check shots for Madagascar
  • find a dentist and doctor and schedule appointments
  • complete running and walking goals*
  • daily readings and time in the Word
  • ease into THM plan and continue to read and study the book
  • finish Unbroken and begin another book
  • create and print a new daily cleaning schedule
  • hang blackout curtains in bedroom
  • finish three decor projects
  • stick to budget
  • continue search for a bed

What are you working on for March?

* I asked G that if I ran three miles a day in March if I could get a massage.  He agreed!  I had to add an amendment to the agreement when a migraine had me down for a majority of Sunday afternoon/evening; thankfully he still agreed.  Hoping that this will be a little extra motivation!

High Five for Friday

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Four Fridays later and we’re already saying goodbye to February. Here’s to finishing out the month with a good week! 

1. Sunday before church we cheered a few friends across the GRU finish line! High five for being a little more motivated to sign up for a 10K and maybe a half! 

2. Sunday afternoon we took our marriage to a whole new level: we watched Star Wars together. High five for finally having an idea of what’s going on in the movie!
3. Yesterday I got a special delivery in the mail from one of my favorites. High five for her being able to make me laugh with sticker placement!

4. Last night like millions of other people, we had a house divided over #TheDress. High five for being able to see white and gold AND blue and black now! #ImAFreak

5. Around 1:30am as I was wide awake, I wondered how many days we had been married. I looked it up and what do you know – 600 days today. High five for 600 days of living and growing with my best friend {including experiencing things like Star Wars and #TheDress}!

Happy weekend friends!