July is here which means that, in just seventeen short days, Caitlin and I will pronounce our wedding vows, sign our marriage license, cut the cake and finally begin our lives together as a newlywed couple! We have waited for this day for so long and I can only imagine the joy
we will have on July 19th. It is a day that we have been counting
down towards since our engagement in December and will be one that we will continually recount and remember as an example of the
grace of the Lord in bringing us together.Yet, our wedding will be but a foreshadowing of the wedding ceremony of the Church and Christ. If Caitlin and I are this excited about our wedding, then how much more excited is our Lord in receiving the Church as His Bride! Over two thousand years has passed since Christ began building His Church and He has been patiently waiting upon and trusting His Heavenly Father that He will bring to Him a most beautiful and precious bride clothed in the very righteousness of God. What a glorious day that will be!
God also presented me with an incredible opportunity to speak at First Baptist Church of Washington, Missouri this past. To be honest, I was beyond nervous beforehand but I was encouraged to share with the congregation about the desire Caitlin and I have to serve the Lord in Papua New Guinea and I am delighted to tell you that it went better than expected! When I began by showing a photo of Caitlin and I and mentioned that we were getting married in twenty days, the entire congregation applauded. This went a long way to settling my nerves! Thank you so much for those who had clothed me in their prayers. It brought me a great source of comfort. It is truly amazing how the Lord worked through me to both increase mine and the congregation's passion for Him and His work. Everyone there was so very encouraging and many came up to talk afterwards, signed up for our newsletter and took a prayer card and God even raised up for us several supporters!
We do have another exciting and encouraging praise to share with you all! Just last weekend we received access to our Gateway account. Up to this point we had no idea if people had begun supporting us or if we would find the account empty. You can imagine our utter joy to find so many who had already been supporting us. We learned this the eve of my speaking opportunity at First Baptist Church of Washington and I do believe that the Lord's timing could not have been more reassuring! Not only that, but, from both our Gateway account and my Sunday at First Baptist Church of Washington, one month's support has already been raised! Praise the Lord!After breaking down every single expense Caitlin and I could possibly think of and budgeting to the nth degree, we have created a monthly goal of $1,500 in order to cover tuition, living expenses and ultimately begin saving for our ministry in Papua New Guinea. The Lord is showing us His faithfulness as He brings us slowly toward that goal and we are trusting the Lord to provide and are praying that He might use you to meet our need. Therefore, we invite you to prayerfully consider partnering with us through regular monthly support or a one-time gift, as we prepare and train to go and share the Gospel with those who have never heard.
Which brings us to yet another praise! New Tribes Mission has created an electronic funds transfer (EFT) account for us which enables you to give automatically. If you would like to give, please fill out the EFT form at: usa.ntm.org/eft
When designating which missionary you are supporting, indicate:
Cameron Neace Account #900458
Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support! Stay tuned for next month's newsletter because it will contain wedding pictures!!!
United in Christ,
Cameron and Caitlin
