Eph. 3:20-22
Time to move...again. This will be our 6th move in 3 years. I'm exhausted just thinking about it, but we have much to be thankful for. We are moving back into the house that we rented out three years ago before we hit the road in our RV. Our children are giddy! The family who has been in our home are full-time military doctors and were recently transferred to another station. They have been great renters and have taken good care of our house. Since it's not really a good time to sell and we haven't had time to re-rent it, it looks like we'll be moving again. After our many travels we now realize that we don't need all of that space, and if we're honest, don't even really want a big house any more. In addition, although God has provided for all of our needs, our income isn't quite what it was before I retired and we would be much more comfortable financially with a smaller mortgage or rent payment.
I can't help but wonder, "Why has God allowed this? How can we make the best use of this resource while we have it? What are you up to, God?"
We have plenty of room to house missionaries who are back in the U.S. on furlough, traveling through Memphis on support-raising trips. That's one ministry a large house can facilitate. We also have room for...more children (gasp!) Dan and I have discussed the option of adopting more children, but as of now, do not have the money to cover the cost. We'll see if God moves us in that direction. It could be something neither of us have thought of. He works like that, you know. So, the next step of our journey leads us back to a familiar place. We'll have to wait to see if it's just a stop along the way or something more permanent.