This week started out a little rough, checking the Givealittle page daily (ok, more like hourly), checking my email multiple times a day, I got to the point of feeling quite frantic and I really felt God speaking to me about relaxing and trusting him more.
I had a great conversation this week with some homeschool friends who are experienced missionaries. They told me in their experience that the budget never balances, and that if we wait until it does we might be waiting forever, but God has always come through with whatever they needed in time, Hes never let them down.
It really boosted my faith and gave me the confidence to just relax and let God take care of it. Whether its visas, or planning or fundraising, He is well able to handle it all.
Yes I know this and I ‘m sure you do to, but in the midst of the struggle its easy to forget.
So a quick update:
We’ve been told by two different visa consultant companies that our requests are too specialized and they are unable to help so we will have to deal with the embassies direct. We’ll get that process started this coming week.
Funnily enough, after a week of watching the fundraising account not move, once I relaxed and stopped checking it, it more than tripled this week. Our total raised so far is $2102 towards relocation costs and $400 a month committed to ongoing support.
Thank you again to everyone that’s given financially this week or said a word of encouragement that’s kept us going (Mike had a particularly lovely conversation with someone at work this week) or has prayed for us.
You are all a part of our journey and we appreciate you all so much.
Photos are from our trip to Mexico, they show the huge divide between the rich and the poor in Tijuana and the surrounding area. Often these properties can be right next door to each other.
