I was in the truck with Ruddy this morning, and out of the blue he asked me where we were going to live after the house. I wasn’t quite sure I understood him, so I asked for some clarification. He was like, “You know, where are we going to live next?” We’ve talked about the fact we need to build or do something eventually, but it’s always been a fairly vague conversation when it’s come up. So I asked him where this was coming from. He told me that he’d been talking to the lady next door, and she told him that the mother of the owner of our house (the owner and his family are in Spain) was asking them about buying their lot. Our neighbour went on to say that this lady’s son and his family were planning on returning to Bolivia soon.
Ruddy was quite nonchalant about the whole thing. I think he figures Ken will just know what to do and will have a plan up his sleeve. Hmmm...Ken was a little surprised and shocked to be honest. If the family comes back from Spain, it more than likely means we need to be out of the house by February of next year. That is, five months from now.
I spent the morning thinking about this. Of course I was worried...especially at first. It’s tough to find a house that suitable for twelve or more guys. Trust me on that one. But then as I thought about it, I realized that every step of the way, God has provided exactly what we’ve ever needed. I’ve no doubt He’ll continue to provide.
I told Maribel about it later, and I think she was a bit shocked too. But she agreed with me that God has taken care of us and will continue to do so. As we finished the conversation she said, “Well, we’ve been talking about needing a bigger house, so...” =)
Feel free to pray about this with us. A move is a big step. It’s probably time to get the ball rolling on some kind of building project, but that sometimes seems kind of overwhelming too. I think the best scenario would be if we could stay one more year and work at raising the funds we need and then building something. That would save us a move in between.
Anyhow, thanks for praying. I’ll keep you updated. Just another interesting day in our lives down here...
Ruddy was quite nonchalant about the whole thing. I think he figures Ken will just know what to do and will have a plan up his sleeve. Hmmm...Ken was a little surprised and shocked to be honest. If the family comes back from Spain, it more than likely means we need to be out of the house by February of next year. That is, five months from now.
I spent the morning thinking about this. Of course I was worried...especially at first. It’s tough to find a house that suitable for twelve or more guys. Trust me on that one. But then as I thought about it, I realized that every step of the way, God has provided exactly what we’ve ever needed. I’ve no doubt He’ll continue to provide.
I told Maribel about it later, and I think she was a bit shocked too. But she agreed with me that God has taken care of us and will continue to do so. As we finished the conversation she said, “Well, we’ve been talking about needing a bigger house, so...” =)
Feel free to pray about this with us. A move is a big step. It’s probably time to get the ball rolling on some kind of building project, but that sometimes seems kind of overwhelming too. I think the best scenario would be if we could stay one more year and work at raising the funds we need and then building something. That would save us a move in between.
Anyhow, thanks for praying. I’ll keep you updated. Just another interesting day in our lives down here...
4 comments:
Praying!!!!
So, if I come down, can I help build the new house?
Yes Andy you can. On one condition...you bring some rich American folks with you. =) Ah...spoken like a true missionary.
Nah...you can come anyhow. We like you. You fixed our door. By the way, the back door sucks now too.
It's just God's way of keeping you on your toes. And probably having a bit of a chuckle at your expense too. It'll all work out because all 12 of you can't sleep in the truck. I will bow my head frequently on this subject!!!
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