As for God, His way is Perfect...

3 ½ months have passed since I last posted. I don’t know how many times I posted in my mind but it never made it to the keyboard. God was walking with us through a dark, valley time and there were so many emotions with which we were grappling that I needed to first survive the night before I could write about the journey. Praise be to God, He never left us alone! So be warned, this will be lengthly and feel free to just praise God with us and skip the details, or join us and read to the end!

Why does it seem at times that God is so silent? “Why doesn’t He do something” was a question we faced, again and again. How could it be His will for our family to be separated? How could His plan be for half of us to face the changes of moving back home, changing cultures and starting new jobs while the other half stayed behind? Did He not see our little girl who is missing her Daddy, her only sister and her big hero brother so much that she’s twisting her hair into knots, or the boys who miss their Dad and big brother so much and they struggle to understand. And, why would He choose for me to be left without my husband, to continue on as my heart ached to be with him as he started a new business and dealt with the difficulties of the transition of cultures and the change from our life as we’d known it for the last 3 ½ years and I searched for answers to all of these questions and many more! Had we missed God’s leading in some way? But looking back, it seemed that the way had been clear, and still was, that this was the path we were to take. So, what did God want to teach us? Some things became very clear in my search for answers and the most sustaining one was to find how much God loves me! He wants to know if I trust Him. Do I really trust God with my family, my plans, and my life? Can I really let Him make my plans and trust that He will do what’s best for my loved ones and me? I found that I didn’t. This just didn’t seem best for us. But God loved me enough to wrestle with me for my trust. When Jacob wrestled with God he was left with a limp as a reminder of that encounter. I felt like I was limping thru those weeks, walking with God, waiting on His answers. And I came to fully trust Him with all the details. 2 weeks before our appointment week, God gave to me some precious promises from 2 Chronicles 20. “Be not afraid nor dismayed…for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still… fear not, nor be dismayed for the Lord will be with you.” When God gave this promise to the Israelites He also told them to be singing and praising the Lord for His mercy in the time of battle. So we went into the appointment week by faith that God had all the details in His hands and knowing that we were to praise Him. And we praise Him still!

I’ll give a general summary of the activities of the last months. Lorne came to visit us for 2 days 10 days after they had left. Then, on Feb. 9^th my Mom came and was there for 10 days. Regina came on the 13^th also, and then they were both there over Dustin’s birthday, the 18^th.  Lorne and Nevin came on the 22^nd  and  the project for the weekend was installing the solar panel system for SLCH. 

We had a beautiful weekend weather-wise and also a wonderful time together as a family. Lorne & Nevin were there until the 27^th when the boys and I came back with them to Indiana for a chance to spend more time together. Regina agreed to stay in MX with Tania and she was busy helping with things at the home there. She taught Greivin’s children their schoolwork to give Delores a break and did sewing projects as well. The boys and I returned to MX on Mar. 8^th and Sarah went back with us for the weekend.  Sarah and Regina returned to Indiana on the 12^th.

Here in Indiana, Regina was busy unpacking boxes and setting up the house again while Lorne and Nevin were getting the window manufacturing equipment ready for operation. Then, as production began Regina also joined the men and they all work together at the business.

The last weekend in March were the SLCH board meetings in MX so Lorne was there for a longer weekend which was great as it had been 2 full weeks since we last saw each other. On Easter weekend we were again all together as a family when Lorne and the children came for 4 days. We were by this time groaning for an appointment date so that we’d have something to look forward to and be able to better plan our upcoming weeks but again they all went home and we waited.

Then, the day after they left MX, the long awaited email arrived saying we had a date for the visa appointment! We thanked God and we praised Him! We had 2 ½ weeks until we would leave Tecate. The boys and I were kept busy packing everything in the house to be ready to load the trailer when loading day arrived. There were lots of details to see after in preparation for the upcoming trips. Airline tickets, hotels, medical & biometric appointments to schedule, paper bundles to prepare for appointments, and coordinate the move home as we went in different directions to get us all back home. Then finally, Friday, the 27^th of April, Lorne, Regina, Nevin and my parents arrived for moving weekend. It had been 3 months and 1 day since they left us to move to Indiana and they were back for the last time and wouldn’t have to leave us again! Thanks be to God! 

We were with SLCH for supper on Friday evening for the last time as a family there. Then on Saturday the men loaded the trailer while we finished filling the last boxes and soon after lunch we left for Tecate to take the load across the border. At 4:00 p.m. my parents and our 4 oldest children left Tecate with the van and trailer headed for Indiana. They had a good trip and arrived home on Monday around noon. 

Lorne, Tania & I were at the home with our dear people there for the song service on Sun. morning. Our hearts were torn as we said goodbye to the little church who was so much a part of our lives for 3 ½ years. They blessed us in so many ways! They were our people but now we must go.  And again, we thank God that we don’t go alone and neither do we leave them alone. He is with all of us and will be faithful!

We flew from Tijuana to Ciudad Juarez, MX on Sunday afternoon. It was Tania’s first flight and she really enjoyed it. We took a taxi to our hotel and were planning to take some time that evening to find the different places where we need to go that week. God had a different plan and it was so much better! On the way to the hotel the taxi driver asked if we were there for the American Consulate, which we said we were and so as we came past the medical clinic, the biometrics office and the consulate he pointed out each one and explained exactly where we’d need to go. Wow! We were so thankful for his help!

On Monday morning at 5:30 we were at the clinic for Tania’s physical. The guard at the door informed us that only one parent can enter and that no food or drink can be taken along in.  So I went in and Lorne waited outside with the snacks and milk I had for Tania since she didn’t eat breakfast that early, and also my cell phone which meant there was no communication to be had until I was finished. There was a lot of waiting but everything went well except for the fact that my little girl was getting very hungry and fussy. So, when we were finished there we went to the Wendy’s next door for some food and then back to the hotel for a much-needed nap. 

Tuesday we had no appointments so we hailed a taxi and took our laundry to a Laundromat. The lady told us when we started that “the water is dark today” and that the whites would get spotty. I asked her how bad it was and if the light colors were in danger as well but she assured me that it was only the whites. So, we washed everything and when it came out of the washers it all looked as if it had been drug through the mud. What a letdown! We now still didn’t have clean clothes and they were much worse than before. We loaded it up and asked the taxi driver to take us to Wal-Mart so that I could get some stain remover and then we went back to the hotel to hand wash our clothes. We soaked and scrubbed and the end result was nice clean laundry hanging around the room to dry. After that we did our laundry by hand each day there in our room.

On Wed. we had an appointment to return to the clinic at 11:00 to check Tania’s tb test result and then again at 2:00 to pick up the packet that was to go to her interview on Fri. Each day we would have breakfast at the hotel dining room then mid-afternoon we usually walked to a restaurant for our hot meal of the day.

Thursday’s appointment was at 1:40 for her biometrics and again only I was allowed to enter with Tania and Lorne waited outside. During that appointment, Lorne spoke with a man that was also waiting outside who was there with his wife for her visa appointment. He was from CA and his wife from Tijuana and they had come with the hopes of receiving her visa so that she could join him in CA but at her medical appointment they did a routine x-ray and discovered some spots on her lungs and she was told she’d need to go back home and check out those spots first before being able to proceed with her visa. It was a reminder again of the fact that our lives and plans are in God’s hands. We felt so blessed that Tania’s medical had been all clear and so far the way was opening before us! Now, we were all finished with the pre-appointment work and were ready for the long awaited day. As I prepared for the upcoming day and knew I had to do it alone I again claimed God’s word for me, “Be not afraid nor dismayed…for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still… fear not, nor be dismayed for the Lord will be with you.” It helped so much to know that there were many people praying and I really would not be going alone but that God would go before me and with me. Thanks for those prayers!

Appointment Day

Tania's mode of transportation
all week

Friday morning we were ready a bit early and walked on over to the first registration area at the consulate and already at 7:30 there was a long line of people, and the waiting began. The entrance where we were to go then was another block further so Lorne walked with us as far as he was allowed and then Tania and I went inside. We had to go through security first and then were given a number and sent to a waiting area in another building to wait for our number to be called.  It was close to 9:30 before our number was called, and that was to submit the paperwork for review and then we again sat to wait for our number. Tania did quite well considering the large amount of people that were there and the fact that the only thing to do was sit. Sitting still is not one of her strong points so I know God was answering the prayers that were covering us. It was close to 11:00 before our number again came up on the board and she had actually fallen asleep not long before. She soon awoke when I walked around but was refreshed and very calm for the interview. The man who conducted the interview was a very kind, soft-spoken gentleman who really seemed to care about our situation. He looked over the paperwork, asked a number of questions, typed up his notes, then folded his hands and said, “Tania, welcome to the United States. Your visa has been approved.” Those were very sweet words to my ears! He gave instructions for receiving her packet and we were free to go. We had to walk quite a ways to the outside but she was so happy to be able to go and I was crying tears of joy as we hurried to try to find Lorne, that the way seemed not as long as when we went in. We started down the sidewalk toward the waiting area at the registration building but almost right away Lorne walked up behind us and scooped up his little girl. He had been standing at the fence with all the other Mexicans waiting for us to exit. I think the wait was even longer for Lorne and the other children at home than for me because we were unable to communicate at all and they had no idea what was taking so long. Praise God! Thank you Jesus! We called home to rejoice together and wanted to shout to the heavens! Tania had no idea what was changing but she was hungry and was ready to play so we went to Wendy’s where there was a play area and had lunch while we made phone calls and sent emails.

The interviewing officer had told me that it could take up to a week for her visa packet to arrive so we returned to the hotel later and were quite content to relax and look forward to when we could travel. We had a website to watch the progress of her case and Fri evening there was already a tracking number for her packet which told us that it’s in transit. We knew the local DHL office was open on Sat. but didn’t know whether we could expect the package to travel over the weekend so on Saturday morning we planned to go for a later breakfast and just relax for the weekend and hoped for a Mon. delivery. We checked airline tickets to see what was available all weekend so that we would have an idea what to do once we could plan. I had checked the visa status around 8:00 but there was no change. About 8:20 I checked our email and there was a notice saying the package was ready for pickup! I quickly checked the tracking number and it said the same thing. Talk about changing gears, we did! We quickly got ready, went down and ate a little breakfast and got a taxi for the DHL office. We agreed to not make any calls until the visa was in our hands, but that was hard not to do. 

Rushing for the border!

As soon as we were back to the hotel we called the children and told them the change in plans and we packed suitcases in record time. In less than an hour we were ready to leave the hotel and went with a taxi for the border. On the way, again God directed through the taxi driver as we had in mind to go to the border crossing that was closest to the El Paso airport but the driver told us that we could wait up to 6 hrs at that crossing to be cleared and across but there was another crossing that is always faster. We told him definitely just go to the faster one.  He helped us into the office where we needed to take the packet, arranged a taxi for our ride to the airport and waited until the next driver was there before he left.

The border crossing went very well and within an hour we, with our precious little girl, were in the United States! 

In the USA!!

 As soon as we were in the taxi, I rescheduled our airline tickets for the next flight to Chicago, which was at 4:40pm, and we went to the airport. We checked in and then sat and ate a leisurely lunch as we tried to process the fact that we were actually on the way home.  We moved on to our gate then and waited for flight time. The agent at the gate enjoyed watching Tania and as we talked I told her that this was a very special day for our family, and explained why. We boarded the plane and the only row of seats together was all the way in the back so we settled in. When the steward at the front of the plane began his normal preflight announcements he began by asking where the Hershberger family was sitting and would we raise our hands. We were stunned and didn’t know what could be wrong but we did as requested, and then he proceeded to explain that we were on a very special flight, taking home our little girl, Tania, for the first time and would everyone join in celebration with us.  The whole planeload erupted in applause and we felt overwhelmed again with the joy of this journey! He later talked with us and he also had adopted and had made that special trip home 4 yrs ago.

Our arrival in Chicago!

Our first flight went to Las Vegas then on to arrive in Chicago at 11:40 p.m. We were exhausted by this time and so very ready to find the rest of the family and be at home! We had heard that there were more people coming to the airport but didn’t know who all would be there. When we arrived, most of the church was waiting to welcome us! 

What a joy to be reunited as a family, this time all together and going home to stay!

I cannot express how important your prayers were for us these long months and how much it meant to us to know that we were not alone but were being lifted to the Father by many of our friends and family! Thank you for your love and support through this time!!

And now together we go forward, adjusting to life in ‘Egypt’ again with a new culture, different jobs, learning to know our church family again and dealing with the many changes that 3½ years away have brought to our lives. But we go with God before us and trust Him fully to perfect His plan in our lives and pray that He may continue to be glorified by our lives! To God be the Glory! A Dios sea la Gloria! 

Hope. What is hope? Hope gives a person life. Hope is what keeps a person going in the midst of difficulty. Why do we hope? We long for some dream to be fulfilled. We look forward to better things. To have no hope is to give up. But what happens when you hope and then your hopes are crashed? Proverbs gives me the answer, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." That's what our family has been dealing with this week. We've had such a roller coaster of emotions as Lorne, Regina, & Nevin returned to Indiana and the youngest 3 children and I have stayed behind in MX waiting for Tania's visa. The separation is very difficult for all of us, but we felt like it was the plan that God was showing us that He had for us at this time. Thank God, He gives us a greater hope over and above our circumstances. He gives us the hope that only Jesus gives us and that gives us a reason to go on.  We could dwell on the why's but that gives us nothing. So we choose to look to Him for strength for each minute and continue to pray that He would provide an open door so that our family can together return home to Indiana.

We are waiting right now for the MX passport, which we were scheduled to pick up last Wed. but then, like normal in MX, there were delays and so hopefully in a week or so we will have the passport and then can move ahead with the visa appt. God has been doing amazing things with the green card process and so we continue to place it in His hands and trust that all in His time will be completed.

January was quite full with preparations for the move to Indiana. Dentist, eye dr., & orthodontist final visits and bringing closure to all the things that were our life here for more than three years. The pottery load was completed and shipped. Farewells for our family, but of course only some are going.
So, we continue on... We know not what the future holds, but we trust the God who does and we wait for Him. We thank you for your continued prayers on our behalf!

Waiting on God

God is in time, on time, every time. But we sure don’t always understand His time. Our life in Mexico has changed a lot, but we continue to wait on God to know what His plans are for us. As most of you know, we have not been able to get permission to enter the US with Tania at this time yet. We are applying for a green card which will give her permission to enter but do not know at this time what the time frame will be for that process. It is not a quick process, but we do have the option to appeal for an expedite and we plan to do that. Until then, we carry on and live one day at a time knowing that God will provide and trusting all things to be perfect in His time.

Lorne and the children have started working full time in the pottery business. They have a semi load of pottery that needs to be ready as soon as possible so they are putting in long days of painting, varnishing, & packaging. I’m kept busy keeping up the house, keeping break ready for them and meals ready on time so they can head out again. It’s a wonderful blessing for all of us as busyness helps in so many ways. Makes time pass more rapidly, makes an income, and it’s fun to work together. There’ve been a lot of fun times out there! Here you don’t see a lot of pots because they were packaging about as fast as they were ready, and have 10 pallets loaded off to the side that are finished.

We enjoyed having Lorne’s parents here for a week. It was special to have them here over Christmas. They came with their truck and returned home with it loaded with things of ours that we were ready to send home.

Today was a special day for the church here. We had a baptismal service for 17 yr old Loyda. She was a child of the home a number of years ago, and had returned to live here a number of months ago because of difficulty at home. She has a beautiful testimony and truly is serving the Lord with her whole heart.

Then, there was great rejoicing when we witnessed God working through His Spirit in the lives of a set of parents that have been attending church here for quite some time now and have been hungry to learn about God. They have 3 children here at the home, and are in the process of reintegration but it’s been taking a long time, which appears to be God at work, giving them more opportunity to hear His word. And today when there was an invitation given at the end of the message, they both responded with the desire to experience salvation. They originally had their children removed from them because they were drug users and now God has used that experience to bring them into contact with His word and to be able to be saved. What a difference that will make in their home when the children return to live with them!

We thank all of you very much for your prayers on our behalf! We desire to continue to glorify God in spite of the difficulties we are facing and need your prayers to lift us to the Father on those days when it seems the devil is doing all he can to pull us down. It does make a difference and we also really enjoy hearing from you.

Tania Aracely Hershberger

We had a very exciting day yesterday when we received Tania’s final adoption paper and her name was officially changed to Hershberger! We have worked on this process for 2 1/2 years and it’s finally a reality! We thank God for blessing our family with Tania! Continue to pray for us that all would go well and we could complete the US paperwork in a timely manner.

As I was looking at Tania’s new birth certificate which has our names as her parents, has her full name that we’ve given her, I was very deeply impressed at what it is that God has done for us when He adopted us as His own children! My name is changed, I have a Father who loves me so much that He gave His own biological child so that I could be His child. Romans 8 talks about that adoption and it became so real to me as I saw it in the natural form here. Praise God for His greatness!!

Life goes on… God is good…

Another month has passed and what have we been doing?

  Nov. 1st we were no longer house parents at SLCH. How did that feel, you may wonder? Well, even we didn’t always know what we were feeling. It was definitely a bittersweet change as that’s been our life for 3 years and the staff and children were like family to us. We made the change over a period of time, so we were able to transition out rather than an abrupt change. At the same time, it’s been wonderful to be free of those responsibilities and focus on our own family. We had been behind in our schoolwork because of the extra time involved in the changes at the home so after the changeover we did a months worth of schoolwork in 2 weeks time. That was intense, but a good feeling to catch up the work and be on schedule again. We also went grocery shopping for just our family for the first time in 3 years. It felt very strange to buy only 5 lbs of potatoes instead of 50, and so on for the whole list. But, it felt very good. We now only join the home for a few meals a week, so we are relearning to cook for just 7 people.

We’ve also been busy sorting through closets and drawers so that everything will be in order once we can pack and move. Regina and I did a bunch of sewing as well so that our closets are in better condition for traveling. And we’ve repainted our whole house here, since it had originally been painted with some very poor quality paint and was quite needy.

The first week in Nov. our men were working on digging another well so Kenlin came for a week to help with the project. We sure enjoyed his time here even if he had to work a lot. The same day that Kenlin went home, Lorne also left for IN because his CDL drivers’ license were expiring and it wasn’t an option to let that happen, if at all possible. He was gone for 4 days and did have a successful trip.

The definite highlight of the month was last week when Walt & Virginia and their boys came! We had a wonderful time and made many great memories! On Wed. Regina and I helped Virginia make Pupusas for the whole home. We made around 180 and they were all eaten. We spent Thurs. in Tijuana, shopping and seeing the ocean. Of course, when there are visitors we need to make sure they get enough tacos so we did that several times too through the week. The boys also went mountain climbing on Sat. and border walking here several times. The days we were here the men were busy putting up the frame for our new garage that will house the solar panels that are being installed. The building was ready for rafters on Fri. but then there was too much wind and they had to wait until Mon. to finish. Our evenings were filled with games and lots of laughter. On Monday we went to San Diego for the day with Walt’s. We went to an aircraft carrier museum and then drove around some to see the sights, had a relaxing supper, did just a little shopping, then took them to their hotel as they had an early morning flight to catch.

There are also 2 fellows here now from Ohio helping on the building projects that are being done. Lorne is still very busy with some projects that need finishing before we leave. They are installing a solar electrical system and a wind turbine in hopes of saving quite a lot of diesel costs.

Continue praying on behalf of our adoption papers. We’ve finished everything at the courts, but continue to wait to have the final documents released so we can get Tania’s Mexican birth certificate and get the US papers needed for her to be able to cross the border. They are saying that this week those papers will be released but we continue to wait to see if it actually happens. We had planned to travel to Sinaloa on Wed. for Nelson & Marcela’s wedding but now we’ll have to see what happens with the paperwork, whether or not we’ll be able to go. We’ve all been struggling to understand God’s timetable with our time here and it seems He continues to say, “I’m not done yet.” So we continue to seek His will and to carry on in what He would have us to do until He says it’s time to go.

God bless each of you as you serve Him this week!

Peace in the midst of change…

Several weeks ago I was feeling quite overwhelmed with everything we were dealing with and was talking to the Lord about it as I was working and very clearly He told me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” I have claimed it repeatedly through this time and truly God has been faithful. With so many details to be documented and passed on to Walter’s, visitors to host, adoption details to keep going, the normal work of running the children’s home, plus trying to meet the needs of my own family, there were plenty of times to fall back on that assurance, knowing that where I don’t reach around, God will provide and He does.

 

On Dec. 9 Regina and Nevin left with our car to go to Indiana. As they drove out the lane I wondered for a bit what in the world we were thinking, sending them off alone. But they did quite well and had a great time. They went to attend Gideon’s wedding and to take the car back to Indiana. They then flew back to Mexico on the 18th.

 

We had our main adoption hearing on Oct. 10th and it went very well. Now, this Thurs. we have our final hearing where we have to take some witnesses in to testify for us and then the adoption will be FINAL. We will need to wait a few days for the paperwork to process  from that hearing and get the final birth certificate. It’s so amazing to see how God’s timing is coming together in revealing His plan for our family. We thought the adoption would be finalized last spring and we were waiting for other house parents to come take our place but no one could be found. God in His time brought house parents and the adoption is now finalizing. Isn’t it wonderful to place our plans into His hands and let Him lead us, because His plan is perfect and He organizes things so much better than we ever could!

 

Walter and Sandra have been here for two weeks and have been working with us to learn to know the people and the program here. We are right in the middle of the transition time, as Nov. 1st we will transfer the responsibilities of being house parents to them and we will walk along with them yet for the next several weeks. It’s been a real blessing to work together and share the vision of furthering God’s kingdom through the work here.

 

Last weekend the board was here again, only this time the weekend was a bit different as the focus was more on working on a video presentation that is being made of the work here. Darvin Diller from PA is making the video and has been here since the 18th. So there’ve been lots more pictures being taken, testimonies being recorded and just a lot of history gone over. On Saturday then the board also had a big farewell party for our family. The whole home went to a lake park for a picnic and had an enjoyable day of fellowship.

 

Our SLCH family!

September…

The month of September was busy and flew by, it seemed. Sept. 1st the men were working on the electrical system here and we experienced an unexpected power surge that wreaked havoc on our electronics here. That evening was a sad time as we continued to discover more and more damage. Refrigerators, microwaves, stereos, computers, printers, fans, an oven, washers, and the list grew longer. What a disappointment! A lot of it has been fixed or replaced and we hope to recover it all with time. “In everything give thanks” sure became a challenge!

We enjoyed having Darin here for a weekend too. He didn’t have a lot of time to be here but it was special that he took the time to come anyway. Then on the 12th we had the highlight of the month when Nevin came home! He was gone to Canada for a week over 2 months and it seemed like a long time! We’ve had wonderful times being a whole family again!

The home had quite a bit of change in September as well. Marcela Weibe, from Chihuahua, MX, came as a childcare worker. That brought our staff to full house which is such a blessing! We also received 11 new children this month, bringing our number of children to 41. One of those is a former child that just plans to be here til in Dec. There is a group of 5 siblings, ages 1 – 10. Then there are 2 other sibling groups as well. We again have a full house of children and lots of action but that’s why we’re here! 

On Sunday, the 18th, we had a very special day for the church here! Arturo, our potter, responded to the invitation to accept Christ that was given after the message at church. Then, in the afternoon, his ‘wife’ Rosario said that she also wanted to find the freedom that could only come from Christ and they both became saved! They have 5 children and have lived together for all these years but had never been married. So on Monday they went to Tecate and made appointments necessary for a civil marriage, which took place on Wed., and then the following Sunday we had a wedding here at church and a reception afterwards. Some of both of their families came for the wedding and we had 100 people here for that day. They have been attending church here for several years and learning a lot about Christianity and what a joy it is to see them choose to serve God! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, the 30th, also marked 3 yr.s since we arrived in Mexico. As for every year since we came, we reflect and see how God has been so faithful again this year, and ponder on the future wondering what His plan is for us in the next year. What a blessing to be able to stand on the foundation of God’s ever-present goodness and faithfulness as we look into the uncertainty of our future and know that whatever we face it will be in God’s hands as we go forward. Our replacement house parents plan to arrive next Wed. and so we are looking at spending time with them these next several weeks as they learn to know the people and the program here. Along with that we face the reality of our responsibilities here coming to an end and we face that with bittersweet feelings. These people and this place have become a part of us and we a part of them and so how do we bring closure to our time here and pass the torch to those coming, in a way that will bring honor and glory to God as His work continues here? Again, we look to God to lead us.

A month ago it appeared that Tania’s adoption would possibly be completed in Oct. sometime but once again we are waiting and still do not know when to expect the final papers. Now that Walters are coming and our time here at the home is coming to an end we are really wondering what God has in mind for us these next several months as we wait to be able to return to IN. This family does still need food to eat and clothes to wear but God tells us not to fret about what we will eat or what we will wear so we are together focusing on worshipping Him more and trusting Him to provide for every need we will face.

Last Friday, Regina had 2 wisdom teeth cut out so the next several days were not very pleasant for her. The worst thing is she needs to go back and do the other 2 and now dreads it even more.

Yesterday was Brent’s 14th birthday so we went to Tecate for a taco supper and then home for a rare treat of ice cream with his cake. We took a break from school too as I had some extras to catch up and the boys were quite pleased to spend the day out with Lorne and Nevin.

Please, pray for us these next several weeks that we could keep our focus on God as we face the changes ahead and that the devil would in no way be able to pull us down as he fights the work of the Lord in our lives.