Summer Lovin'

It's about time {past due} for an update for you all! Many months have passed since our orientation with EMI in Colorado and thankfully with those months came the warm weather we are enjoying today!

Not only have we been busy continuing preparations for our move to Uganda but our family has grown by one as well! And a very cute one, I might add....

Hannah Jo - April 2015

We are all adjusting well and settling in to being a family of 5. Big sister and brother are pretty in love too.

Three beautiful blessings - May 2015

At times it has felt overwhelming as we look forward to the coming months with the multitude of tasks and other preparations we face before we move. But we have also had countless reminders of God's faithfulness and provision in all of this. 

One of those reminders comes in the form of Ms. Mary. Over the past year Mary has developed a relationship with our children through the childcare at our church. She is an amazing young woman with a clear gifting and passion when it comes to working with young children. Mary also has a heart for missions and a desire to use these gifts to serve God's Kingdom. 

We still aren't sure how it all came about, other than the Lord's perfect timing and plans, but after a brief conversation at church with Mary and further conversation with her and her parents a week later, Mary has agreed -rather enthusiastically- to take a semester off of college classes and work as our nanny for the first 6-8 weeks after we move. This is an answer to a prayer we had not yet prayed and it will be such a blessing for our family as we adjust to our new home. Having someone with us that our children already know and trust to help ease the transition will be wonderful. Our hope is that it will allow Matt and I to perhaps run errands and make other accommodations with less worry and stress of what to do with the kids. God is so good!

Despite a slow month or so after Hannah was born, we have been encouraged to see people continue to join our team in supporting the work we will be doing in East Africa. Thank you to those of you who are a part of this team. We could not do this without each one of you!

Please keep our family in your prayers in the coming months that:

• We will have wisdom for when to put our house up for sale and peace in the stress of getting the house ready to sell.
• We will enjoy special time this summer with our family and friends that are so dear to us.
• We will not be overwhelmed by tasks, preparations, fears, or other anxieties but trust in God for the strength and courage.
• Hearts will be open as we continue to share this mission and our financial needs with others.

"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need." 

Luke 12:31