Ready and renewed

God has wonderfully renewed our trust and hope in selling our house. We had a buyer and with bittersweet mixed emotions we were ready to say goodbye to our home of 17 years, but, as things often do that deal fell through. We were a little disappointed at first but then as Joel and I prayed that we continue to walk in faith and trust the Lord showed us how disappointing it must be for the family that lost funding. This was to be their first home purchase and we remembered how excited we were when Joel purchased this house 17 years ago. So our hearts go out to the family and we both know how hard it must be to let that dream go for a awhile. My prayer for them is that they can see that God has a better plan for their family. We know that God's will is perfect and that the right buyer will come in His timing.

We would love continued prayer for us and our family as the time for leaving is drawing near. I am quickly becoming more sentimental as we close out summer with our traditional August activities. I am so grateful for this new perspective on our time here and how precious these moments are to our family and how precious our family and friends are to us. I am also realizing just how hard it is for everyone to truly say how much we all mean to each other. I am notorious for smiling and laughing through everything and not showing how difficult and deeply I feel things. So, it is really hard for me not to just ignore the fact that we are leaving and just pretend everything is the same and not really deal with these feelings which if not dealt with, will send me into grieving once we are in Peru. I must also keep in mind that it really is only for a few years and that time goes so quickly and to God that isn't even a blink of an eye for Him. So with total trust and faith in Jesus and my Father I am facing all these moments and treasuring the abundant blessings he has bestowed on our small family. I am renewed and ready for the journey ahead. And, with the amazing love and support of all our family and friends and everyone of you I know we (all of you and us) are changing lives for the glory of God!