Buesgens Family - Next Yes - June 2025 Update
You are loved…by us!
We are so grateful to know that as we begin our ministry in Taiwan, that you are here “holding the rope” for us. Your prayers are the spiritual currency that provide strength to our backs and success to attempts in sharing Jesus with the lost.
Our schedules have been full of meetings with dozens of you. We love to connect with you as you consider how the Lord is leading you to your next yes. If we haven’t chatted recently, please schedule a time to connect by clicking the “book a call” a little further down in this email.
Family updates
We celebrated Dirk’s 15th Birthday with some fun activities. There were 17 kiddos in the house…overnight! Dirk had a stellar track and field season and is running dozens of miles a week to stay in shape for the summer runs with the cross country team.
Blake has been throwing touchdowns and LOVING his flag football league. He finished 2nd in the 200m freestyle swim at the most recent meet.
Brock was asked to lead prayer during the service at our home church. He is also on the swim team and also put up personal records at the last meet. His time in the 800m run was 3:53, which would have qualified him to run on the Shakopee High School team…(he’s only in 4th grade!).
Addie had a blast with her buddies at the end-of-the-year field day. Though her brothers are finished with school, she still has four more days left. She loves with such a big heart and is soaking up the remaining hours with her friends at school.
Beck was honored during his life celebration during one of the last days of school. He’s only four and it’s incredible to hear the way he forms sentences and is aware of everyone else’s needs. Truly a gem.
We (Ryan & Mandie) had the honor to speak at quite a few churches this spring. We’re leading a weekly discipleship small group for River Valley (Mandie was honored to contribute to the writing of the curriculum). The group is called The Commission.
Mandie just completed a semester as a leader at Sisterhood, a women’s ministry for River Valley Church. Mandie has also recently finished several more courses for her accreditation with Assemblies of God and is working to finish up this summer!
Ryan just finished a very important and inspiring audiobook project for the Asia Pacific Region of AGWM(more on this VERY soon)…and 9 interviews have been recorded for the upcoming Next Yes Podcast series set to launch this summer.
Reflections
I was reading in Matthew 24 & 25 this morning.
A fresh reminder to be in constant connection with our savior, never knowing when he will return. It deeply stirs my heart for those that have still not yet heard. Those in Taiwan that visit shrines, pray to ancestors or simply trying to ignore that there is a God.
We long to be there to share hope.
We’ve been told that people are unable to feel two things at the same time.
It makes me wonder why, in the same minute, Mandie and I can both feel the pressure and uneasiness of all the change that is about to take place AND feel the great joy in being obedient to our Lord, saying our next yes to Jesus. It’s a consistent pulling and stretching we live in.
We will give you a smile when we greet you, but there’s a lot going on underneath.
Just so you know, we accept hugs. :)
Please join us in prayer
We hold onto faith in our powerful Lord for the divine healing of Mandie and Dirk. We are awaiting more tests results for both of them. Dirk, for understanding of his migraines, fainting spells and challenge in reading comprehension. Mandie, for internal healing where 2 polyps(1 was cancerous) were found in earlier last year during a procedure in Spain, 8 more (5 were pre-cancerous) in December and we pray that the procedure this week will find ZERO and a clean bill of health!
Please pray for the hearts of our kiddos during this transition. We move out of this house at the end of June and will be on the road all of July and into mid August. Saying goodbye to people and places is really hard. Some are still processing leaving Morocco. Three nights ago I held Addie as she deeply wept saying, “I wish we were just back in Morocco.”
Education of the kiddos is almost squared away. Blake, Brock, Adeline and Beck have spots held for them at Acton Academy in Taipei. We are awaiting additional test scores and final review from the competitive school, Morrison Academy - Taipei, for Dirk.
That we can land in Taipei in August. For the sake of kids schooling and many other reasons, this is crucial from what we understand.
Coming up
June - We will be meeting with people and packing all of June to prepare for our move from this home. You may see some Facebook Marketplace posts. :)
July - We will be visiting partners in Montana, Michigan, Missouri and Florida.
Financial needs
We are still in need for monthly supporters and gifts toward our launch budget.
Thank you
Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your support. Thank you for investing the time to read our June update.
We want to pray for you as well. Please reply to this email with the ways we can be praying for you this month.
So that all may hear,
Ryan & Mandie Buesgens
Career Global Workers to Taiwan - AGWM #296716
Ryan 763-346-6757 | Mandie 763-288-9399
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