We find ourselves, once again, on the precipice of a great adventure in following Jesus. As detailed in a previous post, God in His kindness and love for us, compels us to sell our possessions (except what will fit in our van) and give to the poor brothers overseas, and then come and follow him. We do this with so much joy and anticipation, and a little hesitation.
At the same time, we are considering another move across the country, this time back east to Charlotte, NC - where Bill can earn a seminary degree for much less than the cost of a degree from Bethel Seminary here in MN, and in less time than it would take at Bethel.
We have no job there, and no place to live, but there is certainly precedent in Scripture for trusting God with these kinds of provisions.
We don't claim to know the mind of the Lord in this matter. We only know that he will never leave us or forsake us, and that if we seek Him first, He promises to provide for our needs.
So, as we've prayed, we've already begun to prepare. We've informed Bethel that we will not be attending this fall, and we've applied to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
And, after months of prayer and waiting on the Lord, Bill has finally felt freed by God to give his notice at work. His last day will be July 23rd. We are excited about this decision because we feel it is necessary for Bill to have more time to prepare for seminary, minister through Voice of the Martyrs and GFA, and spend more time ministering in whichever local church we join.
Our lease is up at the end of this month, and one of the first confirmations to us that God is with us and will provide for us is that some friends have freely offered to let us stay with them while we're waiting to hear from the seminary. So we'll be moving in with them for the month of July. We're praying that we will be as much of a blessing to their family as they've already been to us.
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