Where to begin

I guess this whole process of becoming a missionary started years ago when God gave us the interest in becoming teachers. Aaron & I have always talked about how awesome it would be to teach overseas and what an experience it would be for our family. But it wasn't until God began moving in our lives about 2 years ago as the yearning for a new church start grew into a call to seek out what God's will was in this area that the process came to a head. During those days Aaron & I and a few others got together and prayed for God's will to be done...for God to lead us and we would follow...no matter where it lead. I guess I'm still not sure why our path went that direction (I can only guess that that may be for the future) but the new church start was voted down by our congregation, twice, and that left us right where we began...at God's feet, a little confused and sad, but still seeking...knowing God is faithful to complete the work he had started. It was then God laid it on our hearts to truly follow wherever He leads. Our area churches when through 10 days of Revival in May of 2007 and that literally changed our lives. It wasn't about us at all anymore but only about God...one thing led to the next and God gave us the peace and strength for our decision to see if God needed us somewhere else in this world. What seemed like weeks of paperwork and endless details, much seeking & praying, we were meeting at the home of our mission coordinator last October when he said he had just received an e-mail from Guatemala and they had said we would be "an answer to prayers". We were not looking to hear those words but that stuck with Aaron & I and touched our hearts. After we prayed about this for a week, we accepted God's call to the Christian Academy of Guatemala for the 2008-2009 school year. It has literally been a whirlwind since then but God is so good and reassures us daily that in His hands and at His feet is a very wonderful place to be. We began our seeking by checking out www.missionfinder.com and one year later here we are preparing to spend a year in Guatemala. We will add more details about how our finances are covered and other details as time goes by. Pray that God continues to use each of us as only He can. At His feet, The Klandermans