~A week ago, the tenant of our house in Greeley said she may need out of her lease. This sent us into a bit of a panic, as we are set to leave December 28th. We showed the house to a prospective renter, and it didn't pan out. But a few days later, our tenant said she decided to stay for the term of the lease! Praise God!
~We have housing in Cape Town! Exactly what we prayed for. Two furnished apartments right next to each other and close to Lily's school. The other family (the Williams) coming will be right next door! There is a grocery store, shopping complex, a big mall, and the best mountain biking trails in Cape Town right outside our door. Something for everyone, right!?:) The only draw back is that the apartment is only 750 square feet. Yikes! Two bedrooms and one bath...but no dining room. The dining room table is the kitchen counter. BUT, we can live anywhere for a year, right?
So, we needed to wire our deposit and first month's rent to secure our apartment. Christian went to the bank the other day to do just that. Last time we wired money for Lily's school, it kind of got lost in cyberspace for a little while. So, we were a little gun shy. Christian prayed that if God didn't want this to happen that day, that He would stop him. He sat down with the banker and immediately something smelled like burnt plastic. They looked up to see smoke billowing out of the light above them! The banker called the fire department and they were tromping through the bank within minutes. Needless to say, Christian took this as a clear sign that the wire was not supposed to happen that day! However, we've skyped with the apartment complex and gotten everything settled since then and feel secure about wiring the money.
~The other day we headed to Holyoke for a support dinner and to speak at AWANA and FCA. We were wanting to trust the Lord to provide the remaining $10,000 we need to cover our flights, in country transportation, and one time expenses. But, we asked for less...in faith, of course. We figured God would want to keep us trusting Him until our deadline. Trying to read God's mind never works out very well...thankfully it doesn't stop Him from acting! Within 24 hours, God provided the TOTAL amount! Our hearts have been full of praise, humility, gratitude, and excitement! I guess I was holding back in my heart and mind before...just in case our support didn't come in. In my unbelief, I had a back up plan. But God is so gracious, and performs the miraculous in spite of my lack of faith and self protection. Of course God will provide all we need for where He's called us to go. That's who He is and what I've experienced of Him throughout my life. So we are boldly trusting Him to provide the remaining $700 in monthly support we need to be able to go. I know it's going to happen!
We are so grateful for all the caring, generous, faithful, and Godly people and prayer warriors we have in our lives. We are so blessed!
