I thought I would take a moment to post some answers to many questions that we get asked about our future. I love talking to people about what is happening in our family's life. I love telling how God is working.
As you can imagine, it is no easy task to move your family out of the country. I am finding that out. In some ways I feel like we have plenty of time. I convince myself that June is a longs ways off. But the reality is, it will be here before we know it.
Many of you have asked about our house. At this point we plan on selling it. We will put it "for sale" late spring to avoid moving twice. In the meantime we will do some updating to get it ready to sell.
What about our belongings? I am in the process of purging. My goal is a room/closet a week. Some will get sold, some will be given away, some will go to Haiti with us and some into storage. We plan on storing our things at Kevin's parents. My job is way easier than Kevin's! He has a barn full of tools and work things he has accumulated over the years. We often stand there looking and thinking were do you even begin.
Vehicles and travel trailer - all three will be sold. We have been trying to sell our trailer but will soon be put in storage and we will try again in the spring. Our cars, we will sell before we leave.
Financial Support: We are in the process of sending out our support letter. We are looking for a few churches to support us too, please contact me if your church is looking to support new missionary's.
Kevin's business - this is probably the biggest question we get. Kevin has a good business that he has grown over the last several years. It's not big, but it has provided for our family. God has always been faithful. We have gone through some slow times but also some really busy times. He has one pretty awesome guy that works with him, someone that is like family to us. Kevin will be finishing the work he has before moving to Haiti and then walking away. Many of you have asked about when we come back, what will he do? We don't have the answer. We are not worried about when we come back. We have to get to Haiti first. Like so many things right now, we are trusting God.
Its easy not to become overwhelmed with the task before us. Its easy not to get caught in the "what ifs". We don't have all the answers, we don't know how its all going to work out. One thing we do know is that we serve a great big God. We are simply laying all these things at His feet and walking forward in faith.
I love these words to this song by Rush of Fools!
"Held In Your Hands"
As you can imagine, it is no easy task to move your family out of the country. I am finding that out. In some ways I feel like we have plenty of time. I convince myself that June is a longs ways off. But the reality is, it will be here before we know it.
Many of you have asked about our house. At this point we plan on selling it. We will put it "for sale" late spring to avoid moving twice. In the meantime we will do some updating to get it ready to sell.
What about our belongings? I am in the process of purging. My goal is a room/closet a week. Some will get sold, some will be given away, some will go to Haiti with us and some into storage. We plan on storing our things at Kevin's parents. My job is way easier than Kevin's! He has a barn full of tools and work things he has accumulated over the years. We often stand there looking and thinking were do you even begin.
Vehicles and travel trailer - all three will be sold. We have been trying to sell our trailer but will soon be put in storage and we will try again in the spring. Our cars, we will sell before we leave.
Financial Support: We are in the process of sending out our support letter. We are looking for a few churches to support us too, please contact me if your church is looking to support new missionary's.
Kevin's business - this is probably the biggest question we get. Kevin has a good business that he has grown over the last several years. It's not big, but it has provided for our family. God has always been faithful. We have gone through some slow times but also some really busy times. He has one pretty awesome guy that works with him, someone that is like family to us. Kevin will be finishing the work he has before moving to Haiti and then walking away. Many of you have asked about when we come back, what will he do? We don't have the answer. We are not worried about when we come back. We have to get to Haiti first. Like so many things right now, we are trusting God.
Its easy not to become overwhelmed with the task before us. Its easy not to get caught in the "what ifs". We don't have all the answers, we don't know how its all going to work out. One thing we do know is that we serve a great big God. We are simply laying all these things at His feet and walking forward in faith.
I love these words to this song by Rush of Fools!
"Held In Your Hands"
Look up, another day before me
Look back, another day is gone
Should my heart begin to worry
Lift my eyes to find again the promise of Your love
Lift my eyes to find again that You will be enough
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
All we know to pray and all we've yet to face
Is held in Your hands, is held in Your hands
I know, Jesus, I can trust You
I know in all things You are good
I'm casting every care upon You
You knew my name, my every pain, before this breath was mine
You made a way, You overcame with love that outlives time
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
All we know to pray and all we've yet to face
Is held in Your hands, is held in Your hands
These hands that carried the cross
Carry us now every moment, every hour
These hands that carried the cross
Carry us now never failing, only good
Never failing, only good
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
Look back, another day is gone
Should my heart begin to worry
Lift my eyes to find again the promise of Your love
Lift my eyes to find again that You will be enough
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
All we know to pray and all we've yet to face
Is held in Your hands, is held in Your hands
I know, Jesus, I can trust You
I know in all things You are good
I'm casting every care upon You
You knew my name, my every pain, before this breath was mine
You made a way, You overcame with love that outlives time
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
All we know to pray and all we've yet to face
Is held in Your hands, is held in Your hands
These hands that carried the cross
Carry us now every moment, every hour
These hands that carried the cross
Carry us now never failing, only good
Never failing, only good
All our yesterdays and all of our tomorrows
Held in Your hands, held in Your hands
