New York, at last!
Well, we made it to New York! Thank you all for praying for us as we were trying to make our way here! To review: we left Iowa on November 1st and made it as far as South Bend, IN, where our truck broke down. In really simple terms, the drive shaft and transfer case dropped out from underneath the truck while we were driving down the interstate. It was a difficult two days as we tried to line up tow trucks, a parking spot for our trailer, a mechanic, lodging, etc. The Lord truly helped us as we felt completely at a loss when first faced with our situation! Some of the details were worked out quickly, but some were not. We ended up towing the truck to a friend's house in Sauk City, WI (our last build site location). Our friend is a Dodge mechanic, so he graciously offered to not only work on our truck for us, but to also keep our family in his family's home while we waited for the truck to be fixed. We were there for a full week. We left again for New York on November 11th and arrived at our new home in Guilderland on the 12th. The truck ran great! Praise the Lord!
We are thankful for the CBM mission family and our friends who helped us in so many ways! God took care of us and we feel humbly blessed as we see how God's people have given of their varied resources to help us. Many of you have asked how you might give to help us with our growing financial need. As we look at all of our expenses, we estimate the total added cost to us was around $2000. (This total would have been much more had our friend in Wisconsin not helped us with the repairs! He saved us thousands of dollars!) The best way to give would be through our mission agency's website: cbmoffice.org. On the right side of the page you will see a "Give A Gift" link. Clicking on that link will direct you to the pay portal. The memo on your gift should include our names. Thank you if you give, and thank you for praying for us! We are so grateful for God's loving care and that He uses His people to be such a blessing in our lives. We have seen this time and time again and we remain humbled. God is good; we have much to be thankful for!
We are mostly settled in our new location. We are so thankful to be here safely! Andy has this week off of work because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so we are making the most of it! We will be working on getting our trailer home ready for the winter, decorate for Christmas, eat Thanksgiving dinner, and celebrate two birthdays: Asher's FIRST! and my 29th.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that God's blessings will be at the forefront of your minds!
Thank you again for your prayers for our family!
We are thankful for the CBM mission family and our friends who helped us in so many ways! God took care of us and we feel humbly blessed as we see how God's people have given of their varied resources to help us. Many of you have asked how you might give to help us with our growing financial need. As we look at all of our expenses, we estimate the total added cost to us was around $2000. (This total would have been much more had our friend in Wisconsin not helped us with the repairs! He saved us thousands of dollars!) The best way to give would be through our mission agency's website: cbmoffice.org. On the right side of the page you will see a "Give A Gift" link. Clicking on that link will direct you to the pay portal. The memo on your gift should include our names. Thank you if you give, and thank you for praying for us! We are so grateful for God's loving care and that He uses His people to be such a blessing in our lives. We have seen this time and time again and we remain humbled. God is good; we have much to be thankful for!
We are mostly settled in our new location. We are so thankful to be here safely! Andy has this week off of work because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so we are making the most of it! We will be working on getting our trailer home ready for the winter, decorate for Christmas, eat Thanksgiving dinner, and celebrate two birthdays: Asher's FIRST! and my 29th.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that God's blessings will be at the forefront of your minds!
Thank you again for your prayers for our family!
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