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Istanbul, Turkey · Fall 2026

We’re Moving Our Family of Five to Istanbul for Three Months

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Why Istanbul?

A season the Lord has been preparing us for

This fall, Tom and Anya, along with Lincoln, Jackson, and Sienna, will live among and serve alongside a team of missionaries already at work in Istanbul.

That preparation started in Ecuador. During the months we lived there as a family, God widened our vision for cross-cultural life and ministry—not as an idea, but as something we experienced directly. It was there that we began to sense Him turning our hearts specifically toward Muslims and immigrants, and toward Turkey.

These three months will give us hands-on experience with Istanbul and the ministry itself, and help us seek the Lord more clearly about whether He is calling our family into longer-term overseas ministry—in Turkey or somewhere else.

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Carry the people, relationships, practical needs, and discernment of this season with us.

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Give toward the real costs of relocating and making room for hospitality in Istanbul.

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Four Ways to Pray for Our Family

Unity, health, and joy

For our family as we settle into a new culture and daily rhythm.

Strength and encouragement

For the missionary families we will be living among and serving.

Meaningful relationships

For open doors and opportunities to share the hope of Christ.

Wisdom and clarity

As we seek the Lord about what comes after these three months.

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A season like this was never meant to rest on one family alone.

Relocating a family of five for three months carries real costs—flights, housing, local transportation, language learning, and hospitality with our neighbors.

Any amount is a genuine help toward our goal—and a gift of any size is also a gift of encouragement, telling us we’re not doing this alone.

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GiftHelps toward
$50Hospitality—meals and tea with new neighbors
$100Language-learning materials
$250Travel and flights
$500Housing
$1,000A major piece of our total relocation costs