God has provided for us yet again and just in time. Pretty much everyone knows that we have been trying to raise the $ for my trip and airfare to Liberia. We are praying and hoping to hear something this week as to our final approval and travel date, well our problem was that if we heard something soon, we couldn't even schedule my plane ticket b/c we didn't have the $ for it so we would have to wait for us to come up with the $ ( we only had $1500 of the $8000 needed for the trip). I spoke to someone and she knows that we have been trying to raise the $. Well, Mike received a call last night from her saying that her and her husband would like to loan us however much we needed for the trip and our airfare. I was floored, God knew how much we needed that $ and that we will hopefully be needing to make arrangements soon and without that $ we couldn't. It is such a relief to know that when we get the OK, I can schedule my trip. She said, "We just want to get her home and I can't think of her being there any longer." So, we are hoping to have her home before the holidays! Some of you may be wondering "Why do this if you don't have the $ upfront" Well, God truly called us and we felt Him telling us "If you do as I ask, I will take care of the rest, including the $" I knew God would provide, this was just unexpected and such a surprise. Praise God that He comes through at just the right time. I know that yesterday was a day of stress and some saddness for some of my very good friends, I just wanted to share some good news. God is working even when you may wonder how. Please continue to pray that God will get me there at just the right time and hopefully soon. He is showing me more and more every day that this is exactly the journey we are supposed to be taking with Him and I am confident now more than ever that I am the one to go to Liberia. Just had to share some good news today (we all could use it!). It is so wonderful to see a smile on Mike's face and a relief that I haven't seen in awhile. But, I have also seen my husband grow as a Christian man through this process and I am so proud of him. He is walking a different road with God now than he ever has, which is another reason why I believe all of this has happened. I do know we have depended more on God during this than almost any time in our lives, and we will continue to. We have learned many valuable lessons and feel very close to God which I am sure is why he did this. I have learned that even during the waiting process and even the disappointment process God is working and even teaching us a few things through it. We have learned to truly give it ALL to Him and no matter how big the problem, God is much bigger. Oh, what a story to share about God's amazing love and calling of us to this ministry and how He provides when He calls you to do something! We are so humbled by a God who loves us and is there for us, we give Him ALL of the praise and glory for this!!!!!!
Also, thanks to the couple who loaned us the $, they asked to remain anonymous and we will respect that. They will just never know what relief and joy they have brought to our home and lives!! God was working through them!
Again, God is good,
I pray Josie knows her mommy is coming to get her soon, she has seen many children come and go and now it is her turn!!
Andrea
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