Well, a week can see a lot of changes. We finally packed the last box, finished a few little DIY jobs, got into the car and headed for Scotland. Thanks for your prayers for the journey. Once again they were evident particularly in a lovely day and wonderfully behaved kids.
What a wonderful welcome. Once again we have been overwhelmed by the love and support of friends as we have re-connected with people we haven't seen in a while in Edinburgh.
We are staying with a kind friend and are blessed with two bedrooms in her home. We continue to trust that in God's time He will see that our house in N. Ireland is sold and we will be able to buy here. Of course, we would love that to be soon - it will be nice to eventually be in the village and to settle into our routine without extra travel to and from the city centre.
Our furniture and boxes should hopefully now arrive on Tuesday morning and most will go into storage until we have our own home. It will be interesting to see how much (or how little!) we can survive on.
We appreciate your prayers this week as we settle in, get a feel for the work, the routine and the area and as we look at getting Tabitha into school.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
On the move again
Just one more deputation service in N. Ireland!! This week is moving week so it seems there are boxes and suitcases everywhere and a large supply of parcel tape. As our stuff will be taken over next Monday we decided to leave travelling until Friday as it will mean we don't have to pack as much into our car and Tabitha won't have to wait as long for a bed to arrive...
It's hard to believe it has come around already and while we are excited about moving into the next phase there are some more difficult goodbyes to say before we leave. The great thing is that it is much more realistic to expect visitors than it was when we were in Mexico. We just need to sell our house and buy our own place first and continue to appreciate your prayers for that. In the meantime we will be staying with a friend in Edinburgh indefinitely.
In our human wisdom we would love to have already sold and be moving into our own place in the village where we will be working and eventually living. Like most people we want to feel settled and not move into another transition phase. But we have no doubt that God is continuing to sort out all the details and in His time all thinks will work out just right and perhaps make more sense to us as well. We are remarkably peaceful about that.
Thank you for your prayers and support as we move and begin our new ministry.
It's hard to believe it has come around already and while we are excited about moving into the next phase there are some more difficult goodbyes to say before we leave. The great thing is that it is much more realistic to expect visitors than it was when we were in Mexico. We just need to sell our house and buy our own place first and continue to appreciate your prayers for that. In the meantime we will be staying with a friend in Edinburgh indefinitely.
In our human wisdom we would love to have already sold and be moving into our own place in the village where we will be working and eventually living. Like most people we want to feel settled and not move into another transition phase. But we have no doubt that God is continuing to sort out all the details and in His time all thinks will work out just right and perhaps make more sense to us as well. We are remarkably peaceful about that.
Thank you for your prayers and support as we move and begin our new ministry.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
A New Year
Didn't Christmas just fly by? We had such a fantastic time with family. The kids are at a great stage and had a blast. Oscar waited until Christmas was over before getting chicken pox but he did well and seems to be back on form again now.
...and so a new year begins. A time when most wonder what will this year bring? How will this year be different? What can we do to ensure that it is?
Of course that's not a bad thing and we are asking those questions too. And yet, like you, we continue to take one day at a time. We have begun to pack boxes and are figuring out our move to Scotland. Our house still hasn't sold though we did have a few viewers before Christmas. We continue to trust that God has his perfect plan and are thankful that we have a place to stay until the rest of the plan unfolds. Obviously we would love to be able to buy a place as soon as possible so that we can get settled over there. We continue to appreciate your prayers and plan to move around the 20th January.
There are quite a few deputation services before we leave. I think there are 7 this week!! Andrew will do some of those alone as I stay with the kids and continue with the packing.
Next week on the blog I would like to give an update on what is happening in Mexico.
...and so a new year begins. A time when most wonder what will this year bring? How will this year be different? What can we do to ensure that it is?
Of course that's not a bad thing and we are asking those questions too. And yet, like you, we continue to take one day at a time. We have begun to pack boxes and are figuring out our move to Scotland. Our house still hasn't sold though we did have a few viewers before Christmas. We continue to trust that God has his perfect plan and are thankful that we have a place to stay until the rest of the plan unfolds. Obviously we would love to be able to buy a place as soon as possible so that we can get settled over there. We continue to appreciate your prayers and plan to move around the 20th January.
There are quite a few deputation services before we leave. I think there are 7 this week!! Andrew will do some of those alone as I stay with the kids and continue with the packing.
Next week on the blog I would like to give an update on what is happening in Mexico.
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