To answer the question that we've been asked the most since we've started to share this news - Yes, we are still going to Austria. Buying a house has not changed that at all. In fact, we are excited to see what God has been doing lately.
We've been praying for about the past 6 months or so about our living situation, since we were getting tired of playing the "leasing guessing game" - trying to figure out how long of a lease we should sign so that we would be free to go to Austria once our support comes in. Well, it was also about 6 months ago that we began to realize that we were suffering from Austria "tunnel vision". We were so focused on trying to figure out how to get to Austria that we were ignoring (unintentionally, but still)what God was doing around us right here at home. So we made a very intentional effort to begin praying and asking God what He wanted us to do on a daily basis. As we began doing that, a new opportunity to get involved with a young adult ministry at our church sprang up almost immediately. That is also when we began wondering if maybe God wanted us to buy a home instead of continuing to rent. Well, we ended up buying this home, which also happens to be in the same neighborhood that our church has been trying to establish a church plant. We didn't "plan" on buying a house in that neighborhood, but when we saw the house, we immediately began to wonder what God might have in mind for us. We still don't know exactly how God wants us to be involved in that neighborhood and the church plant, but we are continuing to pray and are excited to see what comes of it.
In the meantime, we are just excited to be able to move into our own home. Owen is going to love having a yard to run around in (Owen's mom might love it even more than Owen!). We are excited that we no longer have to run to the bank to get a roll of quarters to do laundry, and that our friends and family no longer have to hike up 2 flights of stairs to come and visit us. But most of all, we are excited to see how God is going to use our new home for His kingdom. Enjoy the pictures!
5 comments:
wow! how God works sometimes! I am so excited for you and your family! The house is BEAUTIFUL!
Looks so beautiful!
Moving from an apartment to a house with two kids is a fun journey!
Can't wait to see the place in person. The weekend is horrible for me and Jason will be gone much of the day as well. What time are planning on having moving help? Give us a call and maybe we can work something out!
God is so good! YAY God! Congrats on the house! The house is gorgeous! We are out of town that weekend but if you need us before or after, just give us a shout. God is such an awesome God! He always, I mean ALWAYS has a plan and sometimes we just forget to ask him what it is.
Congrats! Lovely home; beautiful stained glass windown. :) Very happy for you guys!
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