We are into the last week of school! And you should see our house! Actually maybe it is better that you NOT see our house! It is a wreck, as we have been pulling things off of walls and shelves, and out of drawers and cupboards. Every night a pile goes away (to the mission barrel, for other people to use), and other piles go into boxes or totes. But more just keeps coming out of the dusty corners! The homework and classes continue simultaneously with the packing, sorting, cleaning, and preparing for a new phase of life. We appreciate your prayers in this time of transition as it feels like we are doing so many things at once and not doing any of them well. Pray that we will finish well here at school, and honor God with our attitudes and actions regardless of the stress.
We look forward to reconnecting with many of you in the coming year as we devote our time to pre-field ministry and partnership development. (“Pre-field Ministry” and “Partnership Development” just mean we get to spend our time sharing the work that God is doing in some of the most isolated people groups of the world, and giving people an opportunity to be partners with us in that work).
We will be back in Wisconsin May 26, hopefully…and sometime around June 7th we will be settling into a temporary home that God has graciously provided in Eau Claire for us. Stay tuned for more information about our future plans. Sooner or later we may be coming to your part of the country and would love to get in touch with you when we do.
Until then…keep your eyes on Jesus and on what HE has done and is doing…
Love from the Rich family,
Jevon, Danica, Cali, Karina, and baby #3
Joel and Andi says
Ah yes, the downside of new housing – so much more to pack and clean! 🙂
Hang in there guys!