So if some of you have been following our baby updates, we shared that our current home has gone under foreclosure. We realised that if we waited to be evicted, it wouldn't be very good timing. So we decided to pursue finding a home and we found one!
Before talking about the new home though, I wanted to share with you a bit of the process of our decision to move. The reality is that there was a high chance that we could have stayed. However, when we first got the news of foreclosure, it got us to look at where we were at in our life situation. We asked ourselves, is our time in this home finished?
One of the things we need to remember is that this home we are in is not ours. It's God's. God gave us this perfect home which allowed us to do 4 years of incredible ministry through it. It allowed us to host students and friends well all the while paying a very low rent.
As we prayed over this situation, we couldn't help but feel that with the news of April bring pregnant, God was also calling us to step into faith and finding a new home. What this mean was not easy for us. It meant financial instability, more inconvenience, and choosing into community living with another couple. The cost is indeed greater but I believe that as we are faithful to God's calling and commands, He will be more faithful to us.
For the next 2 years, starting March 1st will be the beginning of a whole new way of life for April and I. We have decided to move in together with another couple with a 9 month old daughter from our church. Together, we were able to find a home that is not far from our current one. The rent is a bit higher but combining our resources and income of both families, we were able to afford it. This is new territory for most people so your prayers will be greatly appreciated as we learn to navigate our new lives together.
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