I can only guess what you’re thinking… these kids live crazy lives what could possibly be a completely new adventure. Well… there are two things; One is we have moved to the city known around the world for its food, jazz music, parties, and storm. You guessed it New Orleans, LA, known to the locals as “Nawlins!” We have been planning this move for almost two years. Katrina feels like one of her life dreams has finally came true. she has wanted to move here for the past 6 years. So here we have it… God fulfills the desires of our hearts. We moved here to help pioneer a missions training school focused on cities and urban missions. We are excepting 10-12 students on March 28th! I am super stoked to get the chance to assist one of my hero’s in the faith, Brad Stanley (Director of YWAM Chicago.) Please pray for our students as God meets them in a very practical and powerful way during the next six months.

Well, I guess you’ve waited long enough for the second “Completely new adventure” for us. Katrina and I found out on December 22nd (her fathers birthday) that we are going to be parents in August!!!!! Katrina is pregnant!!!!!! We are going to have our first child. It has been so hard waiting to tell everyone, but since we have experienced two past miscarriages we wanted to wait a little while. This is a major new journey for the both of us. We will be waiting until the due date to find out the sex of the baby. As of right now we call it “Stryker” as a code word for the little baby Katrina is cooking up. We are currently 16 1/2 weeks (4 months) along, due on August 24th. Please keep Katrina and little Stryker in your prayers. Pray for complete and healthy development of the little one. Also we ask that you would pray for grace on Katrina’s body as we are in a intense season of life here in New Orleans pioneering this training school.

As a family we ask that you would join together with us, and pray for Gods continued provision and protection over this pregnancies. We will be needing to see God provide all of the expenses for the prenatal care, labor, ect because we do not have health insurance. God’s word says He will take care of us, so we are standing on that to be true.

Thank you all for all of the encouragement and support over the past 6 years. We are deeply grateful for each of you.

In Christ,
Rodger & Katrina (& Baby) Kistler