Neither Joel nor I have ever been avid bloggers. Furthermore, we are not well-versed in any form of web-design, or for that matter computers... We ask you to therefore bear with us in our (feeble) attempt to share our lives with you in this way. If you have any suggestions feel free to help us out. You are more than welcome.
Although we have both been excited about our decision for a long time, it has really just began to become 'real' in these past couple of weeks. This past Sunday in particular was a very eye-opening day. Our friend Morgan flew to Germany today to complete her TEFL practicum. She kindly agreed to take a suitcase for us. Getting out the suitcase was the easy part, however, deciding what should go in it and what shouldn't was the hard part. If only we could (cost-effectively) pack our entire apartment into a crate and transplant it to Germany unaltered... We did manage to pack most of our sweaters, coats, boots, scarves, & a few books though. That will alleviate *some* of our future packing woes.
Our church has been participating in the "One Prayer" series. On Sunday our sermon centered on the concept of "unstoppable courage." As cheesy as it sounds, I felt as though this lesson was written for Joel and I. He talked about our fears in following Gods call for whatever our individual reasons may be and what we are missing out on by doing so. Therefore, in his reasoning: Playing it safe is risky. Being courageous is a demonstration of faith. Moving across the world completely reliant that God will provide challenges my courage. He reminded me that MY God is big enough to shut the mouths of lions and I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
We are with you guys! Stepping out in faith is EXCITING and it's so fun to see what God will do with you! God will use you both in a HUGE way!!!! Love you guys!
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