The 14 Days til Cape Town

Here we are on the day of our support deadline...and God has provided our FULL support!  We are overwhelmed...I don't even know what to say.  Thank you, Lord!  And thank YOU!  Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and generous and sacrificial giving!  We are so humbled, grateful, overwhelmed and excited!!!   Praise God!

14 Days til Cape Town...and we haven't started packing.  But we have a plan!:) Here's the rundown of our upcoming couple of weeks...
This weekend we'll celebrate Christmas with my family in Goodland. Then we'll pack our suitcases and apartment, move in with Christian's parents in Greeley, celebrate Christian's birthday (the 22nd :)) celebrate Christmas with Christian's family in Greeley and Scottsbluff, NE, make any last minute preparations and say our farewells, and then board the plane (with as many snacks and forms of entertainment we can carry) on December 28th.   We'll be off on our Amazing Race Adventure!  We have a 10 hour flight to Frankfurt, where we'll cart all of our luggage and crash in a hotel for a day and a half.  The night of the 30th we'll fly to Johannesburg (14 hour flight), and then finally catch the last leg of our flight to our home town for the 2012...Cape Town, arriving just in time for the New Year!   We will move into our new apartment on January 2nd.  And then we'll breathe!:)

Please pray...

• That we will be wise and discerning as we pack our bags...that we will bring what we will need and want, and trust we can live without the rest!  We each get one checked bag and one carry on.  How is that going to work you might ask?  I'm wondering the same...but know it will (or we may have to break down and pay to bring more bags).  Pray for a "less is more" mentality!
• For our teammate, Lauren.  She is still in need of 15% of her support in order to come.  Pray for the Lord's complete provision by January!
• For rest and quality time with family and friends before we go. 
• For SMOOTH travel and for the fruit of the Holy Spirit (peace, patience, joy, self control, etc) in the midst of stress and lack of sleep.
• For Lily and Anya as they transition to so many new things.  That they will experience the Lord in a very real and personal way when they are sad and missing "home". 

Thank you, Friend!  We feel so blessed and "sent" by you .  Praise God with us for His provision!  He is so GOOD!