Prep Work

"And I will live to carry Your compassion, to love a world that's broken
to be Your hands and feet
And I will give with the life that I've been given
And go beyond religion to see the world be changed
by the power of Your name"

Since God led us to say "yes" to Vienna, life has been an incredible whirlwind. We feel like we are drowning in a sea of paperwork, support raising, work schedules, trying to set aside time for each other...it's all pretty stressful. This urgent timeline. Yes we seem crazy by the world's standards, but since when did we want to be of the world?

Never.

We are His.

"If his grace is an ocean we're all sinking..."

This line from one of my favorite songs has been on nonstop repeat the past couple of weeks. We are in need of SO MUCH grace. It is such an indescribable gift!

So to update everyone, we have finally sent out support letters (well, most of them--the rest are going out tomorrow). With the help of our dear friend Amy (& Aaron of course), I put together our support brochure and letter. We sent them off to be printed...and we were blown away by the service! Since they found out what our printing was for, they folded everything for us for FREE. And were just the sweetest people ever. :)

The paperwork has been intense and gathering documents has not been easy, but I am so grateful to have Aaron lead us through this. He is such an incredible leader...something I need to constantly remind him. We have to get the apostille on several documents, so Aaron is heading down to the secretary of state's office later this week to do that.

In the midst of this support raising and paperwork, we are continuing to work at our jobs until the departure date is closer and defined. Though it's been a difficult balance (mostly with Aaron's schedule), I am thankful for coworkers and bosses who are fairly accommodating and understanding. :) Another positive thing to note-- our church is having a garage sale to support the missions of the church. Perfect timing! :) Just as we're beginning the process of purging and packing, I was able to get rid of stuff AND support a cause that's pretty dear to our hearts ;)

We talked to the missions committee at our church this past week and have plans to travel to our 'home' churches in the coming weeks, so prayers for that would be appreciated.

Lord, we are SO thankful for this journey and your faithfulness to us. You are our rock and redeemer, and we pray that we embrace your ways each and every day and breathe only for you. Thank you for speaking encouragement into our lives through others. We are grateful to be surrounded by people who constantly push and inspire us, drawing us closer to you. May we continue to fully trust in your sovereignty and provision and remember that we wait upon you in hope.