Earlier this week, we moved out of the third place that we have called home since we made our big move to Thailand. We spent a week or so packing and preparing for this move. Which by the way, has gone the smoothest out of probably all 9 or so moves that we have made since getting married 7 years ago.
Moving means more transition and
change. And change comes with both excitement and fear of the unknown.
We are so excited about this new change. We are so excited to settle into a new home and
neighborhood, to begin new ministries, to make new friends and start new traditions.
Aside from the actual moving, we know that we have
a lot of other transitions coming our way in these next few months or
so as well.
We are transitioning:
from full time language study into full time ministry
chicken in our new yard
We will be helping out at a small church in the city we are living in, helping out on a church planting team in a small village about 40km away, teaching English in various locations throughout the province and praying about what else God would have us do to minister to this region- from Lauren having a full time nanny to Lauren and mama having time together.
- from one child to two
- from the big bustling city of Bangkok to a fairly small city/town
- from a condo/apartment to a house with a yard
We feel so grateful for this new season
and all of these new changes that we are and will be entering into
and we are just so amazed by God's goodness to us in this time.
We often feel that we go from one
extreme to the other. Either we are struggling through barely able to
keep our heads above water or we are standing at the top of the hill
in amazement of the beautiful view.
God has blessed us with so much and we
are just so grateful to Him for all these blessings.
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| the lake near our new home (about 10-15 minute walk) |
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| checking out the new playground |