Our church (Impact Church) had a garage sale to raise money for our start up costs. It was a great reminder of a few things.
- We all have WAY too much junk in our houses available for garage sales.
- Serious garage sale buyers don't know how to tell time, or maybe they just thought we were on Eastern Time here in Oregon.....
- Garage sales take a lot of work, and without the commitment of a few dear friends (Matt & Mandee) it wouldn't have happened.
At the end of two days of sun, wind, rain, hail and sales we were able to raise $1,300!!!!
Around the end of May we made the decision that we should start taking steps that would get our family to Colorado Springs around the end of the summer so the kids could start school there and I could start working with EMI.
So we talked to a few real estate agents, that is fun, selected one and now have our house on the market. That meant we actually had to clean the house and keep it clean! Yikes! One of the kids made the very insightful comment - "The house is too sterile, I don't think I can live in it." Here is the "virtual tour"
The first weekend of June, we went to Seattle. It was a great time for the kids to see the city, the weather was beautiful. We got to stay with some people that we didn't know before, but now feel like we made some great friends (John and Jan). Then on Sunday (Wanda's B-day) we visited Northview Community Church. This is the church that planted Impact a number of years ago. It was great to hear their love and concern for our church and share with them what God is doing at Impact and in the Burgi family.
Then the next weekend we traveled just up the road to Metolius Friends Church. This was the church where Wanda grew up through her grade school years while her dad, Duane, was the pastor there. We have many old friends there and now I think we have some new friends. We shared during both Sunday School and the Worship service.
I have begun sharing our stories with many of my work colleagues. Some of them may be reading this blog..... I will try to say something really smart and engineery. That has been a great opportunity to sit with people who I have worked with for the past 8 years and share with them a part of my life that many of them haven't heard. It is encouraging to share with them and see the excitement that they have for what we are doing.
Sorry for so much text - These are exciting and busy times for us, but we see God moving daily. We had a huge answer to prayer concerning a place to live in Colorado Springs that we could afford, that would fit our family, and that would be available on our schedule. God provided that. We have felt the call to share our story, and God continues to daily open more and more doors to talk with individuals, groups and churches. We thank Him for His faithfulness, and anxiously watch for where He will work next.
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