Getting ready to move

I have quit my job, we have sold our house, the moving truck is reserved, the house is getting packed into boxes, and a lot of extra stuff is being sold and given away.  In just over three weeks we will be moving from Redmond, OR to Colorado Springs, CO!  Three weeks sounds like a long time, but between now and then, we have a sum total of 7 days that we are in Redmond.

Some amazing things that have gotten us to this place.  We have a good friend here in Redmond whose mother lives in Colorado Springs.  Her mother was thinking of moving to Redmond, but wasn't quite ready to sell her house in Colorado.  So, as it turns out, we will be renting her home!  It was a huge relief and blessing for us to not have to worry about how to find  a rental, and hopefully it will be helpful for her to have someone living in the home that she knows.

Then, our house sold.  Nothing like a bidding war the same day we listed it, but it sold.  For the right price.  At the right time.  Again, this was a huge weight off our minds.

For those of you who have been praying for these things, we thank you.  God is an awesome God, and
continues to reveal His faithfulness.

Sunday was our last Sunday at Impact Church (our home  church).  It was a great time of worshipping and
sharing with the people who have been our family for the last 6 years.


As chair of the leadership team, Impact Church blessed me by giving me their trust when they had been lied to.  Thank you.  As a father, they blessed me by teaching my children.  Thank you.  As a husband they blessed me by honouring, respecting, loving, and laughing with my wife.  Thank you.  As a man, they blessed me by challenging me, holding me accountable, drinking coffee with me, respecting me, and asking questions with me.  And now, as missionaries, they have blessed us by praying for, supporting, encouraging and sending.

To our family, Impact Church has been a wonderful expression of what the body of Christ is to be.  Not always perfect, sometimes a huge mess, but in the end, a community of believers that is honest with God about who they are and honest with one another.

We thank you all who have been supporting us, and praying for us!