The Lord is Good

We’ve been rejoicing in the Lord as we continue to pack, donate items, complete final administration items, etc. I have to admit, without my wife doing a lot of the administrative things, they wouldn’t have been done (especially since I was working in the beginning of May). Thank you to everyone who offered to help clean the apartment and pack the UHAUL. Thank you for all the donations to date. We bless the Lord!

The Lord has been truly faithful to us, and He has given us a great peace in the midst of circumstances…like waiting for passports and visas. We finally received passports with the visa stamp on 5/18. Single entry visas can only be for 90 days at most. Holy Given students were warned not to schedule a flight over the maximum days or the visas would be denied, so we requested 90 days. Well, on their own accord, the Mozambican Embassy gave us 92 days, 2 days over the ‘maximum’ limit. I’m sure the Lord has reasons for which we are not sure at this time, but even if the Lord only wanted to reveal His sovereignty to give His servants a cause to boast of His great name, it’s worth it.

Another boast of His goodness: We went to Radio Shack to purchase a $27.00 continuous converter to help protect our laptop while using it overseas. (We wanted to purchase it earlier but the Lord had us wait). While talking with the sales agent, we told a customer that joined the conversation that I had quit my job, and the family was entering into full-time missions in Mozambique to help the poor. That’s about all we told her about our upcoming trip. Long testimony short- that woman, who isn’t even “religious” by her own declaration, offered to buy a converter for us. Not the cheap one, but an expensive one that we had mentioned we wouldn’t be able to buy – the $160.00 iGo Anywhere Converter (it’s very nice). Radio Shack wasn’t sure if they carried the model we needed, so she told us to wait at the store, while she went to a bank to withdraw $200.00 cash. She put in extra money to have it shipped quickly to us and another $20.00 “just because”. (She had told us that she has a “good life”, and that “she has the money and we have spirit to help to poor, so why not buy it”). The woman believed she was sent there just to buy the converter for us. Isn’t it wonderful how the Lord will use small things to touch the hearts of people that are lost?

We also had a peace about finances, and weren’t thinking about them because we knew the Lord would provide (it’s His ministry). Today, 5/25, we were able to send off the check to pay for our tuition (all 4 of us) that must be paid by 5/31. Hallelujah!

We fly out from JFK on Memorial Day, 5/28. We’ll spend 3 days/2 nights in Johannesburg waiting for the flight to Pemba, Mozambique on June 1. After 5/28, our internet access will be limited, but we’ll be sure to update the blog and stay in contact.