By His Grace: On the Road

We have now been in the states for a little over two months and we have not been in the same place for more than a week since English Camp at the start of July. We have been to Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Oregon and are now currently in Washington. In the next few weeks we are planned to go to Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Minnesota. The plan is for things to calm down and us to settle down more in Seward starting after our training in Minnesota which is the first week of November.

Honestly at this point I am a bit exhausted. We really have all been doing well traveling especially Naomi however the her car seat is definitely not her favorite place. Even though traveling has been going very well so far you can see it in all of us that we are just getting tired and are ready to be back in Seward for a while. It has been awesome to see though as we have spent time with friends, family and supporters we have been encouraged and energized. So far I have really enjoyed the time that we have had connecting back with people here even though it can seem like a lot at times. But please be in prayer for us as we will road trip back to Nebraska, have a friend visit us from Austria and head off to our training (which we are unsure at this point if both of us are going to the training so you can be praying for that as well).

In the last week I have been amazed by God. I had the privilege to see newborn twins in the hospital. They were born at 29 weeks. The one was 2 lbs and the other was 2 lbs 11 oz. This was my first time being in the NICU and it was unlike anything I had experience before. I had always heard of babies that were very small and premature being born but it is so different seeing these two little boys in person. Seeing and touching them brought me back to all the things I read during my pregnancy with Naomi about how she was developing. God is so creative in how he creates us and it amazed me even more to see Jonathan and David hooked up to tubes but still moving, crying, and making dirty diapers. It is nothing less than a miracle that these boys were alive and progressing well and it was a privilege for me to get to see them at this fragile part of their life. God is so good.

It has also been great to see so many different parts of this country. There are so many differences and yet beauty no matter where you go. It has also been awesome to be able to come in contact with believers everywhere we go. We have been so blessed and encouraged. We have received such overwhelming hospitality and support. I am very excited how God will continue to use all of these people in our lives and us in theirs.

Thank you all for your prayers! Please let us know if we have not yet been able to connect with you since we have been back and you are wanting to do so soon! Here are some random photos from the last couple weeks. Hope you all enjoy!