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We just want to thank you for all of your encouraging words to us since we announced our plans to accept a position at Tri Tunggal school in Semarang, Indonesia this year.  You have really been a blessing to us and have been one of the ways that He has confirmed this plan for us.   We are thankful for your encouragement and support.  

One of the most amazing pieces of news to share with you is that Madison Park Church of God, Anderson, Indiana, which is one of our “home” churches and has supported us since we first went overseas in 1998, is going to be helping us in our process of heading to Indonesia.  They are going to be filling in for us in some of the ways that the Church of God mission organization did.  If you feel led to help us financially, you can make your tax-deductible contribution to us through Madison Park Church of God.  They will make sure the funds get to us and will provide you with a receipt for your giving.  They will also be contributing some funds to get us on our way and will be handling some administrative things for us.  We are so grateful for this and love the family of believers we have at Madison Park!  This is another affirmation for us, that God is providing every step of the way.

We are in the process of sorting, selling, and packing.  However, currently we are doing that alongside school and work so we are not progressing very quickly!   Casey will be finishing up at his job in another week and will hopefully be able to focus more concentrated energies on getting ready to go.  We will also be doing some traveling over this next month and a half.  We have family and friends to visit almost every weekend until we leave.   We are excited that Ryan and Niko are going to be baptized on May 26^th with our other local church family, at Celebration Church in Anderson.  We will be saying goodbye to our “family” there on the 26^th.  We hope to spend time with our friends at the Church of God in Glen Burnie, MD on June 9^th and then say goodbye to our Madison Park “family” on June 16^th.  Our plan is to start our long drive to Washington state on June 17^th.    

As you can imagine there is a lot to accomplish in a short amount of time!  Please pray that we will have the energy we need to get everything done.   Please also pray that God will continue to put the pieces together for us in this transition, as He goes before us.   We would ask for prayers too as we will all walk through our own difficult “goodbyes” in the weeks and months ahead. 

We know that God has great things ahead.  We know that He wants us to make a difference in the world, and we take this new assignment with excitement and with the intentional focus of being His hands and feet. 

Thank you for love and support,

Casey, Sharon, Ryan, Niko and Chase   

For financial contributions:  Madison Park Church, P.O. Box 2479, Anderson, IN   46018 *make a note- For Casey and Sharon Bernhardt

(We will provide a mailing address for mail and packages to Indonesia when we arrive, but any financial gifts or donations should go to us at the above address.)