I write this post a little more sensitive than I normally do…it’s getting real. We are really doing this. Our support is coming in (41%!!!) and we just made our final move before we move overseas. We are one step closer.
We went through a very tough week of selling furniture, getting rid of sentimental things that we’ve had for years, and moving in with BJ’s parents. My heart has broken many times when Olivia asks many questions and says that she wants to go back to the townhouse. How do you respond to that? How do you give things away that mean so much to you? How weird is it to let total strangers come into your house and buy whatever they want?…like it’s your estate sale that you are present at!
Like I said, it’s been a very difficult week for our family. Please pray for us! I can see the other side of the mountain: where we don’t care to have all of our worldly possessions, and that we know it will all be worth it when our tribe hears the Gospel for the very first time…but for now, it’s hard! Why is it so hard? We get so attached to silly things: kids’ artwork, pictures, furniture, books, clothes, etc. Would you be willing to give it all away to serve the Lord? I’ll say…it’s hard. But the Lord has been providing in ways we could have never planned ourselves. We have a whole downstairs for our family to live in! We get to spend more time with BJ’s parents, and have an extra bed (not air mattress) for my parents when they come visit! We have help for when we are meeting with people to explain our ministry. It’s all working out…”For God causes all things to work together for His good”.
But please…pray for our family. I’ll say it again, it’s hard. If there are days that we not our smiling selves, please…encourage us! And pray for our kids…especially Olivia who knows exactly what’s going on. Pray for us!
