Things are moving right along and we're seeing God's faithfulness over and over again! Things have gone so smoothly that we felt confident to make our airline reservations. Our departure date is June 16!
We have a tenant for our home, a lovely single woman about our age. It's a big relief! She wants to rent for the full two years and I think she will be a good care- taker for our house. Ed's friend John R will care for the yard and John W will be taking care of any repairs. Our new tenant even bought our dining room set and (much to Ed's delight!) our sleeper sofa, which is a real pain to move! He's so happy it can stay right where it is :-)
We had our garage sale on Saturday and, in spite of a forecast for rain, we had great weather and a wonderful turn out. We put "For Sale" signs on the Subaru and we have a neighbor who is interested and would allow us to keep it till we leave.
Looks like we may be shipping the Jeep over to Haiti. The cost is more reasonable than we expected and is cheaper than buying a car when we arrive. Hopefully we can load it up with stuff as well.
God continues to provide for us. The raffle organized by my coworkers was a huge success and we have been getting donations from some unexpected sources. At this point we have enough to cover our living expenses for about 6 months! Amazing!
We finish work on May 29 and will be visiting our kids in Texas in early June. Then...off to our new home in Haiti!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Preparations
We're busy getting ready for the big move to Haiti. We've both submitted our resignations at work. The last day for both of us will be May 29. That's a scary prospect, but I have to trust God to provide.
We're sorting through all our stuff and and most will be sold at a garage sale on May 16. It's embarrassing how much we have accumulated. I thought it would hard to do this part, but it's actually kind of freeing to scale down your belongings to bare minimum.
I've placed ads in the local paper for the yard sale and the house being for rent. I hope we get a good tenant soon. That will be a big hurdle to overcome.
We made our first fund raising visit to a local church yesterday. The people at Word of Life Fellowship were so supportive. We were given a nice donation and lots of promises of prayer support.
We're researching the procedure for bringing our cats, Bear and Tigger with us. It's not as complicated as I thought. I know it seems silly but it will be a comfort to have them with us.
The wonderful people I work with are organizing a raffle to raise money for us. I tear up every time I think about how kind they are. One man even donated tickets to Penn State game! That's like gold in this part of the country!
We haven't had as much time as we'd hoped to study our Creole language CD's and I'm sure we're going to have to attend language school when we get down there. There's just so much to!
Once all is settled in the States and we move to our new home, I know we'll feel a great relief. We're both so anxious to get started. But, all things in God's good time :-)
We're sorting through all our stuff and and most will be sold at a garage sale on May 16. It's embarrassing how much we have accumulated. I thought it would hard to do this part, but it's actually kind of freeing to scale down your belongings to bare minimum.
I've placed ads in the local paper for the yard sale and the house being for rent. I hope we get a good tenant soon. That will be a big hurdle to overcome.
We made our first fund raising visit to a local church yesterday. The people at Word of Life Fellowship were so supportive. We were given a nice donation and lots of promises of prayer support.
We're researching the procedure for bringing our cats, Bear and Tigger with us. It's not as complicated as I thought. I know it seems silly but it will be a comfort to have them with us.
The wonderful people I work with are organizing a raffle to raise money for us. I tear up every time I think about how kind they are. One man even donated tickets to Penn State game! That's like gold in this part of the country!
We haven't had as much time as we'd hoped to study our Creole language CD's and I'm sure we're going to have to attend language school when we get down there. There's just so much to!
Once all is settled in the States and we move to our new home, I know we'll feel a great relief. We're both so anxious to get started. But, all things in God's good time :-)
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