We're Here...

... in Virginia! What an amazing journey this has been already. I am still in awe at the fact that I get to be here. I just cannot believe that God, in His infinite wisdom, knowing all of my warts would choose me for this job. I am just humbled beyond belief. Tomorrow starts our first official day of school. We went by today to see the children's school and meet their teachers. They were all so excited about their classes and all 3 girls have other kids they have already met in their classes. I cannot wait to see what they will be doing with them. I am so excited for them to have some structure to the day and I will miss seeing them, but I know they are going to be fine and having a marvelous time.

We have the best living situation. We are with the two of the families that we were really hoping to get to know better and what better way to get to know someone than to live with them. God help them! So far I am already seeing how the Lord has answered prayer. I cannot wait to see what is in store for us here:)

Katie

t-2 days

We only have 2 more days before we leave for training. Our flights are scheduled to leave on Monday at 7am. Please pray for us as we pack and say our good byes.  I think we have plenty of room for all of our things, just praying that all of our belongings get where they are supposed to be and that the girls are able to transition well. I think they are growing tired of not having a "home". Thanks so much for your support, we love you all!

Visa applications....Check!

So we have officially applied for our visas. We need them in about 2 months so please pray that the process goes faster than normal. They say it usually takes about 4 months, but we were still waiting on some papers until last week.  It took us about one month to get all of the papers we needed and only about 40 min. to submit them....figures.

We are leaving for training next Monday the 26th on a 7am flight, God help us. 

1. pray for our baggage: that is all arrives and that we don't go over our weight limits. We can bring 10 bags at 50 lbs. each

2. for the children: twins have never flown and they are VERY active these days so we need them to be cooperative and be able to go with the flow...

3. for Ian and I to be cooperative and go with the flow....

4. for the families that we will be living with-God help them. seriously....

5. Please continue to pray for the groundwork that is being laid and for the people to be open to the message we bring.

Van...SOLD

The Lord has once again been so amazing to us. We spoke in 2 classes at Second Baptist Houston on Sunday and Ian mentioned as a prayer request that we needed to sell the van. A man told my mom after SS that he was interested in our van. So Ian talked to him today and he said he would buy it! He has never seen it!!! He said that the Lord had blessed him and he wanted to help us. Amazing! What a weight lifted. We are going to the Spanish Consulate on Friday to turn in the paper work for our visas so please continue to pray that they are processed quickly. It is usually a 3 month process and we really need them in 2. Thanks for your prayers!

We are about 10 days from leaving for training so next week is packing week- I cannot believe we are so close...now is when the real fun begins :)

Paper work and a van

Looks like we are finally going to be able to apply for our visas this week. All of our paper work came in and so now we can make the appointment with the Spanish consulate in NOLA to apply. Please pray that it goes quickly and we can have all of our papers in hand as soon as possible. The other big thing we have is to sell our van. We have kept it up until the point to get around and not be a complete drain on those around us, but now that we are only 2 weeks away from leaving for training we need to get rid of it quick. So please pray that we can sell it for a good price. We are starting to get really anxious and excited about training. Seems like we have been planning for this forever and I cannot believe it is so close. Thanks for checking in with us...

Another opportunity

We had another opportunity to talk tonight at Second Baptist Houston. They are doing a month long missions emphasis in their Wednesday night prayer meeting and we were given the opportunity to share. We love getting the opportunity to share about the journey the Lord has taken us on. I pray that as we share about what we are doing, that others will begin to grow a passion for missions and even more than that be challenged to really search out what the Lord has in their lives and be willing to do it, no matter what. Met a sweet couple after church that had so many questions about how you get into missions and I sensed in them a real desire to be a part of it. I love that! I am praying that the Lord will continue to grow that in their hearts and that they will take that first trip this year. 

Please pray for us as we will share 2 more times this weekend that others will be challenged.

As our time here in Houston is winding down I feel the days getting shorter and shorter. Please pray that we are able to enjoy the 2 weeks we have left and really be able to rest ourselves physically and emotionally and be ready when we get to training.

20 days and counting...

We are only about 20 days from leaving for VA. We are getting so excited, but I am really beginning to feel the pressure to have everything ready and packed. I really need to start talking to the girls about the next part of our journey. We have been telling them things as they get closer, so that they don't get confused about where they are and where they are going. We spoke at my sisters church here in Katy this morning, Kingsland Baptist. They have an amazing missions pastor who runs a great ministry there and we were super excited to get to meet him. We are praying for partnerships here  in the states and we look for any opportunity to network and make new connections. 

Continue to pray for the team that is there and working so hard. 

Pray for the hearts of those we will meet and share with

Pray for us to be ready to do the work the Lord has called us to.

Pray for Ian and I to have a time of physical and emotional rest sometime in the next 3 weeks.