Many have asked how we are going to be funded while in
Africa. Here’s our honest, transparent
answer: WE DON’T KNOW!! Living a life
for/with the Lord is quite the adventure, and He has truly worked on our hearts
when it comes to finances and trusting Him to provide - especially when He asks
us to do something radical like this.
What kind of father would ask you to do something without providing you
with the means to do it? Not the Father
we know and love!
On a more practical level, we aren’t going to just sit back
and expect God to do a miracle for us, like grow money on trees!$! When the Lord calls you to something, He
expects you to do your part as well. We
are seeking Him in prayer and asking Him what our part looks like. So far, this is what we know.
OUR BELONGINGS: We will be selling and/or giving all of our
stuff away (except for personal belongings, of course). Once we have a departure date in mind, we
will get rid of our furniture, beds/dressers, dishes, appliances, home décor, toys,
some clothes, vehicles, etc. A family
has already graciously offered to store our personal belongings at their place
while we are away. We will use the $
raised to go towards our travel/living expenses for Africa. Our lease agreement for our rental home ends
mid-August so we are also praying into what the Lord would have us do after
that. We can continue to pay month-to-month
with a small $ increase or possibly live somewhere else. Please pray for wisdom in that area.
GARAGE SALE: Currently, we plan to hold a garage sale in
July to sell most of our smaller items.
Bigger items will probably be listed on Craigslist as well. If you
have any items you’d like to donate to our garage sale to help us raise funds, we’ll
gladly take them off your hands! Please
call us, send us an e-mail/text or private message us on Facebook and we’ll
discuss further.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: An opportunity was presented to us
about 8 months ago to partner with 4 others in opening a local coffee shop in
the downtown Meridian area. Josh is the
business manager, and so long as God continues to open doors, Josh will manage
the business (behind the scenes work) from overseas. He will receive some income from that which
will help partially fund us to live in Africa.
We don’t have a concrete answer yet on how much living expenses will be,
but our guesstimate is around $1K/month.
This does not include additional expenses like visas, flights, etc. Of course, our heart is to go with MORE THAN
ENOUGH so that we can be a blessing to others and also pursue building new
homes for abandoned teens across the world. To build a basic home in Pemba, it costs around $20K.
We thank you for your prayers, support and any
insight/wisdom you feel the Lord may be giving you on behalf of our family. God is faithful, that’s all we know, and
we’re excited to see how He’s going to provide this time around. We’ve had people donate large amounts of
money already, and we are truly grateful for their generous hearts! Currently we have a little over $4,000 set
aside for Africa. Please visit our
“Prayer” page for more specific prayer requests that we currently have. We will continue to add to this list as the
need arises. Also, if you feel led to
contribute financially, you can visit our “Contribute” page for more
information on how to do so.
We are proud to say we are moving to Africa DEBT FREE! A few years ago I told the Lord that I WOULD
NOT move overseas with any debt hanging over our heads. He has so faithfully honored that, but it
took obedience on our part too. He
continues to teach us how to be wise stewards with His money, and I pray that
we never stop learning.
Thank you for joining with us in prayer and declaring God’s
faithfulness to provide!
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