{"id":428,"date":"2013-09-05T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/?p=428"},"modified":"2013-10-24T09:19:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T15:19:39","slug":"one-step-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/2013\/09\/05\/one-step-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"One step closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I write this post a little more sensitive than I normally do&#8230;it&#8217;s getting real. \u00a0We are really doing this. \u00a0Our support is coming in (41%!!!) and we just made our final move before we move overseas. \u00a0We are one step closer.<\/p>\n<p>We went through a very tough week of selling furniture, getting rid of sentimental things that we&#8217;ve had for years, and moving in with BJ&#8217;s parents. \u00a0My heart has broken many times when Olivia asks many questions and says that she wants to go back to the townhouse. \u00a0How do you respond to that? \u00a0How do you give things away that mean so much to you? \u00a0How weird is it to let total strangers come into your house and buy whatever they want?&#8230;like it&#8217;s your estate sale that you are present at!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Like I said, it&#8217;s been a very difficult week for our family. \u00a0Please pray for us! \u00a0I can see the other side of the mountain: where we don&#8217;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&#8230;but for now, it&#8217;s hard! \u00a0Why is it so hard? \u00a0We get so attached to silly things: kids&#8217; artwork, pictures, furniture, books, clothes, etc. \u00a0Would you be willing to give it all away to serve the Lord? \u00a0I&#8217;ll say&#8230;it&#8217;s hard. \u00a0But the Lord has been providing in ways we could have never planned ourselves. \u00a0We have a whole downstairs for our family to live in! \u00a0We get to spend more time with BJ&#8217;s parents, and have an extra bed (not air mattress) for my parents when they come visit! \u00a0We have help for when we are meeting with people to explain our ministry. \u00a0It&#8217;s all working out&#8230;&#8221;For God causes all things to work together for His good&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But please&#8230;pray for our family. \u00a0I&#8217;ll say it again, it&#8217;s hard. \u00a0If there are days that we not our smiling selves, please&#8230;encourage us! \u00a0And pray for our kids&#8230;especially Olivia who knows exactly what&#8217;s going on. \u00a0Pray for us!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-429 alignright\" title=\"dancers\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/dancers-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/dancers-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/dancers-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/dancers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-430\" title=\"graham\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/graham-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/graham-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/graham-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/graham-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/09\/graham.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I write this post a little more sensitive than I normally do&#8230;it&#8217;s getting real. \u00a0We are really doing this. \u00a0Our support is coming in (41%!!!) and we just made our final move before we move overseas. \u00a0We are one step closer. 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