Thursday, February 16, 2017

T-minus 8 weeks

The countdown is on!! Eight weeks and we will be on our way in a moving truck to Illinois. The packing now begins (shhhh I know I should have started a while ago) room by room; sort, toss, pack and label. 
 I am very excited for our new adventure and ministry to start and I cannot wait BUT I am also terrified. We are starting over in a new place where we know no one. Having said that though, there is something so thrilling about "pioneering" and being His hands extended. One of the biggest changes for us besides the weather is going to be the flat,flat landscape. Living in East Tennessee we are surrounded by gorgeous mountains, breathtaking waterfalls, and picturesque views. So we are spending just as much time outside, hiking this "winter" and making memories and taking an absurd amount of pictures before we are surrounded by miles and miles of flat beautiful corn fields and amazing lakes. We are looking at Aurora a suburb of Chicago and still praying for God to lead us to the perfect place. We of course have our eye on a few apartments and houses but we will see what the next 8 weeks hold.                    
Below is a link to our new town. We will be going into the city and doing ministry to the homeless we covet your prayers over our family and for God to shine through us and use us to show His unconditional love to the hurting and broken.