Praise God!!!!

 

Thank you so much for your prayers....we have a house! On our visit to Georgia we were able to look at two prospective homes. The one was a perfect house. The right size, large yard, in a cul-de-sac, but... If we were just moving to Georgia to relocate, it would have met every one of our dreams, but the neighborhood seemed too quiet. There was no activity. It only has about 30 houses, is slender, and situated on a hill. Not ideal for walks and interacting with neighbors. SO after prayer, we decided on the house pictured above!

The house itself is gorgeous. The only drawback is there is absolutely no yard. However, it is situated in a bustling neighborhood just down the street from it’s own walking trail and park. While we may not be able to host barbecues at our house, the park has picnic tables and grills. This way we can invite anyone walking by to join us! (Hey, and we don’t even own a grill anyways! One less thing that needs to be purchased!) We are also within walking/bike riding distance to Rianne’s school, the public library, and Tanger Outlets! Lots of opportunities to interact with our community. We are soooo excited!!!!!

But, reality has also set in....just 3 weeks to say goodbye to Arkansas, just 3 weeks to pack up everything we own, again...just 3 weeks to make our next transition. I see a lot of tears in the coming days. Already, they kind of hit me when I least expect it. It’s hard to function like a normal person when Satan is trying to overwhelm you with stress on every side. So, here is our most recent list of immediate prayer concerns. We really do appreciate every prayer lifted up.

1. Our home in PA is losing its amazing tenants in January. Pray that we can find amazing tenants to take their place. We just found out our mortgage is being significantly raised in January, so it is very necessary that we get that home filled.

2. We have several doctors appointments scheduled before we leave and our insurance is uncertain. Please pray that it will remain in effect throughout our duration here so we don’t have to cancel them. I also received a LARGE bill from some blood tests I had done that apparently our insurance barely covered. Please pray that it is a mistake and I won’t really owe that much.

3. This rental process is quite expensive and stressful. Please pray for protection over our financial situation.

4. Prayers that car insurance will be cheaper in GA, for us to find good part-time jobs that won’t take away from church-planting, and good inexpensive health insurance.

5. Prayers for our new neighbors. That we will get plenty of opportunities to meet them all, and share our lives with them.

6. And as always, prayers for the souls of Henry County. That their hearts will be receptive to the gospel.

In all of this stress and worry, we are also filled with anticipation. We have seen God provide in crazy amazing ways before, and we know He will do it again!

Lastly, if you are in Arkansas please plan on joining us for a Missions Revival in Malvern! First MBC of Butterfield is hosting the 4 day event. The schedule is below. We hope to see you there! (If you would like a flyer to share with your church, please let us know ASAP so we can get one to you!)

Sat. December 2-Donation Dinner from 6-8:30 pm

Sun. December 3- Blake Parsley (The Amazon Project) 7 pm

Mon. December 4- BEN FISHER!!!! (Missionary to Georgia) 7 pm

Tues. December 5- Doug Clements (Missionary to Solomon Islands 7 pm

We hope you can make it! A love offering will be taken each night to be split between the 3 missionaries.

Much Love, Anne

“We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.” -1Thessalonians 2:8