Well, time has come. These last few months seem to have both flown by, and taken forever ; all at the same time. So much has happened, and God has taken care of so many little details.
We have been moved out of our house, and have been staying with Bruce's mom, Mary for the last 2 weeks. Everything is put away in storage, and all the paperwork has been taken care of.
Many dear friends have come alongside of us, to help with so many areas. Cleaning, packing, feeding us, doing errands, storing our car and valuables, our papers, managing our mail and financial matters; and just being wonderful come-alongside friends. Without all the help, we would not be able to do this.
That's just how God works though. We are together united for His purposes and for His glory.
Today Calvary Chapel Monterey prayed over us for both services. It was a wonderful send off. We said goodbye to many friends and loved ones.
We are looking forward to what's ahead now. Monday (tomorrow) we catch the plane and leave at 6:10 a.m. We go to Phoenix, then transfer to Charlotte. We have a 3 hr layover, then go to Frankfurt. It will be a long trip. But God's grace will be with us.
We arrive in Frankfurt on Tuesday morning.
The bible college has already started it's spring semester. They started the first week already. We'll arrive ready to start working. Bruce will be teaching two classes: Church history, and worship.
I'll be leading worship 3x/week. Monday, Wed, and Friday. Our little apartment will be waiting for us. It's part of the bible college, and is about a mile? away. Praise God it will be furnished, so we don't have to bother ourselves right off the bat with details of living. We're excited about working with the students, and are looking forward to all God's going to do.
It's always a bittersweet thing to leave. Leaving our family, friends, church, house, and even our dear dog is sad. Yet moving into what God has planned is fulfilling. Today at communion, I again reflected on how much Jesus gave up for me. How much suffering, loss, and sacrifice He endured, and willingly chose to go through. All because of HIs great love for me. So again, how can I EVER say no to anything He would require?
Nothing compares to the excellency of knowing Him, and pleasing Him.
Our next blog will be in Deutchland. I won't write in German. Even if I wanted to, I don't yet know the language. But.........I will learn.
So farewell, and we'll meet up on the other side of the Atlantic. STay tuned for the coming adventure!!
Lots of Love in Him,
B &T
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