{"id":1378,"date":"2013-02-01T15:14:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T20:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2013-02-01T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T21:34:20","slug":"two-steps-forward-one-step-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2013\/02\/01\/two-steps-forward-one-step-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Two steps forward, One step back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read <em>\u201cWe can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 as I was reading through Proverbs on my way through the Bible.\u00a0 I think God is especially teaching us that He is in control and that His timing and His plans are best.\u00a0 I\u2019ve written several times about our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2012\/05\/07\/well-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">well project<\/a> \u2013 about how excited we were when God provided over $20,000 in the space of a few months.\u00a0 We figured clean water was right around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Then, after plans with two drillers fell through, we realized that God\u2019s timing and His plan was not ours.\u00a0 We ran out of time in the spring of 2012 to drill before rainy season.\u00a0 We got in touch with another driller and looked forward to winter of 2012 when they committed to drill our well.\u00a0 The final date was set for January.<\/p>\n<p>At the last minute, January re-scheduled to February.\u00a0 Now, the February date has been cancelled, and we haven\u2019t gotten word yet about March.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1383\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/2013\/02\/01\/two-steps-forward-one-step-back\/dsc01108-for-blog\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/02\/DSC01108-for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/02\/DSC01108-for-blog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/02\/DSC01108-for-blog-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/02\/DSC01108-for-blog-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rachel-chapman\/files\/2013\/02\/DSC01108-for-blog-500x310.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In faith, Pete Hypki and Ben finish the water storage holes necessary for the drilling process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Please pray with us for God\u2019s timing.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong> We\u2019re completely and totally dependent on God, for the right drillers at the right time and for there to be water within drilling depth in our area.\u00a0 Please pray for us, also, for peace and patience as we wait, that we might model godly testimonies before the Nahuatl who watch our every move.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read \u201cWe can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps\u201d\u00a0 as I was reading through Proverbs on my way through the Bible.\u00a0 I think God is especially teaching us that He is in control and that His timing and His plans are best.\u00a0 I\u2019ve written several times about our well project 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