Dear Friends,
Thank you for praying and for all the reply Emails & the follow-up Emails!! They were very encouraging!
Our time away started shortly after lunch on Thursday. We dropped the kids off in Waynesboro, Georgia at Grace's parents house and then made our way to Hunting Island State Park on the coast. We had a 3 hour drive ahead of us, so plenty of time to unwind, relax and prepare our hearts... right? At least that's how I had envisioned it! Maybe if we knew where we were going...! You see, we normally travel from our house to Hunting Island on major Interstates, not from a town in the middle of nowhere that takes us down country roads for 3 hours! Let's say we didn't always take the right turn when a Y showed up in the road...! I was not exactly unwinding, relaxing and preparing my heart to hear from the Lord. At least Grace was...she found it quite ironic that the Lord would allow us to get lost and have to ask for directions, when the whole purpose of our get-a-way was to seek direction!!!
We eventually arrived at our destination, settled in and had all evening to walk, talk and pray together. The next morning we split up and spent time alone with God; sharing with each other what God was telling us later in the afternoon. The Lord confirmed to both of us again that Belgium is where He wants us to be. I can't say that I know we will be moving to Belgium in August 2011, but I do know that we are to be very intentional about leaving. Several factors point towards August being our goal. Our support level is definitely not one of those... but nothing I do is going to bring in the funds anyway. I will gladly leave that in God's capable hands!
So what is stopping us from leaving? Is there something God wants to teach us while we wait, that we otherwise wouldn't learn?
One big take-a-way from our time with God is a conviction that our prayer life needs to be revolutionized... He is our recourse for everything... and though we know this to be true, do we really live by this truth? I know I frequently don't...
It was also a great time away for us as a couple. It was so refreshing to take the time to share our thoughts and feelings in an un-rushed setting, and we feel a lot more united as a result!
We'll share some specific prayer requests shortly. Have a great day!
Love,
Jonathan & Grace
Thanks for this and Justin and I will definitely keep you guys in prayer! We are somewhat in the same boat with decisions that need to be made. let us know what the specific prayer requests are and I'll get them on my prayer list ;-)
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