Thanks to Our Adopt A Student Sponsors

We were notified today that all of our Adopt A Student Sponsors from last year are going to continue supporting us through the 2012-2013 school year.  We are truly blessed to have ongoing relationships with these sponsors (most of whom are not people we have previous relationships with).  We look forward to traveling back to TX this spring/summer and hope to be able to thank our sponsors in person during these trips (perhaps we will be able to make a return trip to Homer as well as we finish up Seminary)

 Our sponsors for 2012-2013 so far are:

• Mr. Gorlyn Bronstad (Sherman, TX)
• Timothy and Karen Brinkmann (McKinney, TX)
• Mr and Mrs. Herbert Michael (Freeport, TX)
• Faith Lutheran Church (Homer, AK)

We have many different types of sponsors and this just highlights one of the ways that we are supported by God's Family.  We will continue to list needs in terms of prayers and financial/material gifts on this blog. If you are interested in hearing more about sponsorship opportunities OR would like to know more about seminary funding and costs please let us know. We would be glad to talk with you.

In addition, please know that your gifts of encouragement, prayers, and letters mean the world.  It is easy to question whether or not we should be here but we continually see God providing and his people affirming this journey. 

Love and Blessings,

The Walstons

 The Adopt A Student Program is a donor matching program through Concordia Seminary St. Louis that allows donors to establish ongoing relationships with the students they support.  Please read more about this program below:

Adopt-A-Student sponsors give $500 or more annually which may be given as a one-time gift or throughout the year through several gifts. Adopt-A-Student gifts are used to prepare future pastors and missionaries, or you may also designate your gift for the preparation of international, deaconess, Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS) or Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) students.

Standing together, students and sponsors overcome the single greatest obstacle to students coming to the Seminary — affording it! By overcoming this challenge you are making an eternal difference as the students you prepare now will proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ today and for decades to come. In faith, these seminarians have come to Concordia Seminary. Now you can encourage them with your prayers and make their preparation financially possible.

As an Adopt-A-Student sponsor, you can expect to hear from your student frequently! While students wishing to receive Adopt-A-Student funds are required to write their sponsors every academic quarter, they are encouraged  to stay in touch with their sponsors even more frequently during the school year.

To enroll, or for more information, please contact Seminary Advancement at 1-800-822-5287 oradoptastudent@csl.edu

Its a GIRL and other September News

As tradition would have it, our biggest news from September is that it looks as though Baby #3 will also be a GIRL!  We are excited to welcome her into the mix this winter and glad that she is looking healthy and average sized at this point.  Angie is now going into the doctor every other week and will begin weekly visits next month.  This, of course, adds more to-do on our schedule but also gives us the unique opportunity to get to check in on our little one more often than most people experience.  We ask for continued prayers for the health of the baby and for Angie in this second half of the pregnancy.


Our schedule has shown no signs of letting up this fall as September came and went with the blink of an eye.  Bobby has had the opportunity to assist in the leadership of the Students in Mission organization- a subset of seminary students who are interested in the mission field through church planting, revitalization, overseas missions, and other non-tradiitonal settings.   We hosted a "party" at the beginning of the month and had a great turn out.  It is wonderful to see God moving in so many lives and in the church body....there is a refreshing vibe on campus right now.

We also had the opportunity to host a Texas District BBQ and connect with the leadership and other students from TX.  It was wonderful to hear about what is going on in our "home" district and to receive encouragement from them (we also enjoyed some Shiner and Blue Bell).   The Mid-South District was also on campus this month and we were able to see our friend Josh Woodrow who is currently called to the Mid-South as a church planter.  It was great to reconnect and again and here from another district that is actively pursuing ministry and outreach to "the least of these".

Maddie has been enjoying school, although she is TIRED by the end of the week.  She has a wonderful teacher who is handling her sensory challenges with ease.  We are very glad to have found this program for her.  She is continuing with Occupational Therapy once a week and we are seeing her catching up in her body awareness, coordination, and fine motor skills.  We are truly Blessed!

As we continue to get back into a routine, prayers and support are always appreciated.  Thank you all for your love and encouragement!

The Walstons