Time for tickets?

Dear friends,

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3: 5-6

Crunch time has arrived... As most of you know, we are working towards moving this year in order to arrive in Belgium at least a month before Grace's due date (mid February).

Praise God that we have reached 81% in support commitments! This is a HUGE answer to prayer and it means that we can purchase plane tickets now, while working on the remaining 19%. However... we cannot board the plane until our house is sold.

We are torn between purchasing the tickets by faith vs. what if God has a different time table... It is our desire to be able to move this year, but we are at peace to whatever time frame God has for us.  We are eager to close a chapter in our life and open a new one in Belgium with the birth of our son.
Other than the practical and emotional implications of not moving this year, we have seen God move through people in the area of support commitments, which leads us to believe that He wants to move us sooner than later.

However, we will not be moving without a couple more miracles... Would you pray with us for these miracles? As I was struggling through the timing of our departure this weekend; praying, seeking council and reading His Word; two verses stood out to me...

"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." John 14:13-14

"Apart from me you can do nothing. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you." John 15: 5b,7

Our Father knows what's best. We think we know what's best. We rest in His sovereignty. We make plans, commit them to Him, and He will make our paths straight. Jesus taught us to "ask and it will be given to you" (Matt 7:7), so by faith we are asking for:

- our house to sell in November. If it doesn't, we are probably looking at early summer next year before we would be able to move to Belgium
- our visa's to process quickly
- the remainder of the support to come in
Would you also pray for us as a family. Not knowing for sure when we are leaving combined with the desire to 'nest' in preparation for the baby is emotionally very taxing...

Thank you so much for battling with us on this journey.

In His Service,
Jonathan & Grace