Please be thinking of us

We have arrived safely in Missouri, where I (John) will begin my Cherokee write-up in the morning (a daunting task!). Upon our arrival here yesterday we got the following news from a leader of our organization, and would appreciate you remembering us as we make decisions in the days and weeks ahead:

...we will need to delay your arrival in Asia.  ...we decided that we need to delay plans to add new personnel until we are able to work through some issues to gain clarity about our purpose and role there in the ministry.  These are important to the foundation we are building on there, so we just want to make certain that as you and others join the work that there is a high level of clarity as to why we are there and what we are doing. 

In February we should be able to project a suitable arrival date for you at that time… and hopefully before that time.  But realistically, the earliest projection for your arrival, should all go well, would be March 2012. 

...If you feel you cannot wait and need to move on to another field opportunity (especially in light of the rather open ended arrival projection), please let us know your thoughts.