Saturday, August 24, 2013

We've Moved to North Carolina! We're Finally Here!

What an amazing 72 hours...Oh my. Thank you, each of you, who've prayed us through this transition and finally this most recent Load/Move/Unload experience. Wow! We've enjoyed too many blessings and tears to recount over these past three days. Karen and I can't remember ever experiencing a wider range of emotions over such a short time.

THANK YOU to our Moving-Out Team (from MMS Aviation and Fresno Bible Church). THANK YOU to our one-man Truck Driving Team (Bob Schwartz)! THANK YOU to our Moving-In Team (New Covenant Fellowship Church)!

We were blessed a hot and humid Loading Day in Coshocton, OH (no rain, snow, or ice), experienced some heavy rains on our (nine hour) Driving Day through Virginia and into North Carolina, and were blessed with a hot and humid Un-loading Day in Graham, NC. 

 MMS and FBC load our lives into a 26-foot truck: Coshocton, OH

 Our Loading Crew!

 Tanner rode with me. Tucker traveled with Karen.
Both dogs handled the move very well.

 My view for nine hours. I think Bob had the better view.

 New Covenant Fellowship unloads our lives in Graham, NC.

Our Unloading Crew

It may be a few days, weeks, or months before we dig our way out of all the boxes...but everything's in and ready to unpack.

We won't have internet or a home-phone until next week. Our cell phone numbers remain the same. We'll have our new address in our next newsletter, but our mail from Coshocton is being forwarded to our new place down here, so no worries.

The outpouring of love in our departure and in our arrival has truly been humbling and such a clear and tangible reminder of the Goodness and the Grace of God.

We'll have more to post once we are officially back on-line (we have many emails to respond to!) and I'm sure Tucker and Tanner will have plenty to say about this experience from their own, unique canine perspective.

Thanks again for all your prayers. They've been greatly appreciated and most definitely answered. We're excited to have each of you with us as part of what God's doing in Central America through our service with Missionary Air Group.

1 comment:

Judy Stokes said...

whew! We thank God and all the others along with you!