Last night we went out for some Chinese and I got an interesting fortune in my fortune cookie:

You will make many changes before settling satisfactorily.

One of my hopes and prayers as we enter this next chapter of our lives is that when all is said and done, when we’ve moved and gotten a little settled, that we’ll feel like we’re in the right place and that somehow it feels like home.  And considering the whirlwind that has been our last two weeks finally getting settled sounds really great right about now.

Just over two weeks ago we still had over $1,400 left to raise to reach our overall goal of $6,558 in monthly support, $600 of which we needed by this coming Monday, July 18.  Well, God apparently wanted to make it ABUNDANTLY clear that we are on the right path because we now have less than $700 total to raise.  In two weeks we’ve had over $700 in monthly support pledged either through new people joining our team or current supporters increasing their support.  We’ve been blown away by God’s provision and the generosity of those who are part of our team.

If all goes as is currently planned we will be on a plane right around the first of October.  It’s sort of surreal considering two and a half weeks ago we had no idea when the rest of our support would come in or where it was coming from.