DEPARTURE DATE...CHECK!

Well, we finally have our departure date!
We've purchased our tickets and will be leaving Jan. 31!!!
Praises:
~We have the funding needed for the first year and part of the second is committed.
~We have the green light from Beautiful Gate that they are ready for us.
~ And we have an offer on our home!
So the packing and the farewells begin. My last day at Talsma Furniture was Dec.24 so thankfully I will have plenty of time for these things. Ron will be finished at work on Jan.16 and Grace will continue with her part time jobs until the week before we leave.
We enjoyed the Christmas season with extended family and our parents which were treasured times. And we were so happy to be able to spend our last Christmas on Van Raalte with our precious children and grandson. We had such a wonderful, memorable time. Those times will surely be missed.
Prayer requests:
~For our children and family members we will be leaving behind
~For the goodbyes...already have had a few...harder than we thought :(
As we look forward, we continue to trust in God's provision in all ways. We were called to this mission and believe God will equip and provide for that calling...and He already has!
Philippians 4:19
"But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory which are in Christ Jesus."
Thank you again for your financial and prayer support, without which none of this would be possible.

Love and Blessings

YEP, EVEN WHEN WE CANNOT SEE!

God has certainly been moving!.... In ways we can see and in ways we cannot see!  We can see God working and are always encouraged by that. And we are also finding out as time goes by that there have been many things happening behind the scenes that we cannot see that amaze us and quickly cause us to be in awe of our great provider. The old hymn speaks truth: God moves in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.
We are thankful to announce that we have our first year funded!
Thank you to those whose gifts have made this first goal possible ...you are a part of this amazing story and the furthering of His kingdom! We cannot express enough the gratitude we feel towards your generous hearts. We are truly humbled.
The next step now for us is to finalize the sale of our home. We have some options we are working on with the bank and our realtor and are hopeful we will be able to work out something that would allow us to leave soon!
Our goal is to leave around the end of January if all works out with our house and also our housing in Lesotho. As of right now there are some great possibilities. But again, as challenging as it is to do; we trust God and His timing.
Praises:
~Funding for the first year is in place
~People are coming forward to help before we even ask
~We are in training to 'wait on the Lord'
~We get to spend our last Christmas in the house with our kids and grandson
Needs:
~Large suitcases. (We have plenty of carry on size) We are fine with used suitcases and we continue to  check thrift stores for them.
~Prayers as we start to make final preparations and say our good-bye's

Thank you so much friends and family for your love, encouragement and support!
Hopefully our next blog post will have a definite departure date included!