The amazing thing in all of this, is the overwhelming sense of community that we are experiencing with your prayers, words of encouragement, phone calls, love, and support! I can't begin to thank you enough for the ways you are rallying behind/around/in front of us - and it is truly because of the way God is moving in and through you!
Tonight was so hard...and we need your help! We spent the afternoon/evening driving through the Slippery Rock area looking at several homes/and prayer walking through one that we absolutely love - but truly would be a miracle if we could get into it in the next two weeks, as it is currently unfinished - no flooring, no light fixtures, bathrooms aren't in yet and as of right now there it does not seem that we would be able to turn around the financing/mortgage in two weeks...and as we drove through several communities, we could feel the discouragement starting to penetrate our hearts. And after about an hour and a half of driving I looked over at Kel and saw the tears streaming down her face. And of course - instantly this knucklehead broke and the tears began to roll. Kel looked at me and said "we should be focused on Jackson right now, and here we are having to worry and look for a home to live in! This is crazy...this is a distraction!" And I could not agree with her more...
I truly don't know how we are going to get through this move with all the decisions/procedures/appointments/research we have do for Jackson...and to be honest we know won't on our own strength! As many of you know...Kel and I are not great at asking for help - it is part of that "first born syndrome" we both have! But tonight, we are crying out to God for help! We are looking to Him for answers as to why, where, how, when - and we know that he may not speak these to us right now, but we will continue to wait upon the Lord and know that He holds our future, and He has already gone before us! This is the scariest thing we have ever gone through - and I am not sure where we would be with out the Body of Christ - YOU - right beside us! We are the Church...and I just want to say thank you for allowing the love and light of Christ to shine through you! We are called to make every effort in keeping the Unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace - and that peace only comes through His Grace! His Grace is sufficient, and His Power works through our weakness - and tonight we come before Him sweetly broken, and wholly surrendered crying out for His Power to work through our weakness!
Please continue to pray for strength, wisdom, discernment and peace...specifically for Jackson and for our home! Pray for peace and healing to come over Kelly and Jackson in ways never seen before! He is the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Mighty God, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace and Great Healer and He is larger than anything we are facing right now...and in Him we will stand firm!!!
All Eyes on Jesus...
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Doug, it never ceases to amaze me the connection woman have in listening to God's messages. I've seen it with Holly, and I think you saw it with Kel.
I also believe that you two just passed one a test that the Lord has placed in front of you regarding Jackson. You've put aside your desire for a new home to focus on what is truely important.
All tough decisions, but I know that if you two both listen to each other and piece together what God is telling the two of you, that you'll be blessed.
God rewards action, not intentions. But sometimes the right action is to not make a change. Steering a ship isn't always about turning the helm, sometimes it's about just staying firm in your current direction to see where the wind and current take you.
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