A New Chapter in our Lives

It's finally behind us. The house is sold... signed, sealed and delivered! We thought it would never be over! We left the closing this morning and reflected on how God so faithfully provided that home during a difficult time in our life and how it has served our family so well. Four of our five children were born there and all five considered it their only home. It helped us to host family, friends, bible studies, lots of kids, neighbors and generally had a "revolving door"! We now give this home up for our Lord and look forward to serving Him full-time the rest of our days. What a privilege.

Thus begins a new chapter in our life. We will spend the next three and a half months continuing to finish up our support raising, making preparations for our year at the Spanish Language Institute in Costa Rica, and preparing spiritually for our new life. We really need prayer for the following items:

• A place for our family to live in the Portland area from mid-September to the last week of December.
• Monthly supporters to finish up the last 10 - 15% of our support needs.
• Supporters to help us reach our goal of nearly $32,000 in set-up expenses. (we have currently raised $11,000) This amount includes all of our schooling in Costa Rica, travel expenses, moving expenses and housing set-up after moving.