The task of moving a missionary

This morning we unloaded a U-Haul truck from New York that contained household items from our home in NY from 10 years ago, books and paperwork from Singapore 6 years ago, and all this to add to our things from Bolivia from 1 year ago. Also, there are a few items from Alan's single days back in Missouri that are left to take out of storage. Oh the joys of traveling the globe in the last decade while establishing a family, serving in ministry, studying in far away places and coming home to roost. Please, please, Lord, can we stay a while and not move again? Thanks.

New Beginnings

We got the call today from our real estate agent that our offer to buy one of the many houses we've looked at in the last few months has been accepted. All we lack now is the contract process and the final stages of the financing. Although we wouldn't have imagined ourselves living in "neighborhood America" even a year ago, God has been faithful to lead us through this difficult time of transition by providing a way to make a new beginning, while keeping us conscious of all that our mission experience has done in our hearts.

Thanks to all our friends and ministry partners who have supported us and prayed for us during this time. Our new house will certainly be a blessing to us as long as God has us here. We continue to rely on the Spirit's direction to promote the mission movement started in Bolivia, and to use us to be a blessing wherever we are.

New adjustments

Hi friends,

Since my last post, we've been through several new changes. The most traumatic has been Alissa's acquisition of a job as a 'charge nurse' at the Green Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. The Center currently has her working in an orientation/PRN position until they feel confident that Alissa can handle her supervision role over LPNs and CNAs. Since she started working on Dec. 31, she has actually worked full-time hours. Now that she has her temporary license for the State of Texas, she can continue working while she waits for the all the processing for her permanent license.

Because of this opportunity, we were left with the decision about how the kids' home school would continue. We decided that I would continue to market our internet business, as best I could from home, and teach the home school curriculum as well. Well, so far so good. It has been a big switch from our life in Bolivia, but we see how God is providing in spite of a "down" economy. We're also confident that God has brought us here for a purpose, one that may not be easy for us to understand.

We appreciate your prayers as we find our way through these transitions, and we know that we share many of the same struggles that many families are facing these days. Let's draw near to God, unload our cares upon him and let Him fill us with contentment.