It's official!!! We have purchased the plane tickets to go to Lesotho! We will be leaving from Grand Rapids Airport on December 4 and arriving in Maseru on Dec 6. That is less than 9 weeks away! Shortly after we bought the plane tickets today, the total reality of this calling started to set in again.....we will be living in Lesotho before Christmas!! How exciting and how scary!! I can't wait to see the kids at Beautiful Gate again and begin to impact their lives for God! And yet, at the same time, we are leaving behind a lot of loving friends and family.
We made the decision about a week ago to start looking for the plane tickets, and the Lord provided a good rate for our family. We are truly taking a "step off a cliff" and trusting that the Lord will be there for us. We are still not fully funded for the 5 years yet. After talking with Ray and Sue last week, we were able to adjust our budget down from prior estimates, but we still have a lot of fundraising to do before we leave. But, we feel that God has called us to this mission and that He will take care of us and provide for our family while we are there.
There is so much to do before then. Sometimes I can't even begin to think about how all that will happen before we need to leave. Plus, we are still looking for renters for our house, but, for some strange reason, I am completely at peace with that as I know that God will take care of the housing situation in His timing.
Please pray for our final preparations in the next 9 weeks!
Stepping out in faith.... Bryan
Wow!!! I'm so excited for you guys and the adventure that God has laid out in front of you. Talk about reality...we're going to miss you so much!! But we fully support you as you follow God's plan and direction. He WILL provide everything you need and do "more than you can even ask or imagine!" We'll be praying you through!!!!! Brent & Amy
ReplyDeleteAwesome news -- you guys are on our hearts all the time, we are praying for peace and calm during a stressful time. Rely on God, all else will fall into place.
ReplyDeleteSo joyful, but tears are streaming. :) -Jaclyn
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