T-minus 48 days.
September 12th, our departure date.
Five years in the making and it’s time to go. In one aspect five years seems like an eternity and on the other hand it has flown by. We have been stretched, guided, and grown beyond any effort we could make. Throughout this entire journey we have been guided by the holy spirit. This has been a time of trial and error, testing, faith and trust. And now we are less than 50 days out before we get on a plane and move to my beloved Wales.
We have found a place to live and will hopefully secure that in the next week or so. John’s visa has been applied for and we are expecting that to arrive by August 31st–talk about cutting it close! Other than packing and moving out of our current apartment, we are ready. We are trusting God with all the last details and are looking forward to our departure–except for the goodbyes, which will be the hardest part. It won’t be easy to get on the plane knowing we will be 3000 miles away from our beautiful daughters (and son-in-law), not to mention my 92 year old mother, countless other family members, and our dear friends.
John and I are trusting God and realize that nothing ever stays the same–things will be very different when we return and again, we are trusting the Father and His goodness to preserve our family. I know He hasn’t led us to Wales to cause harm in any of our relationships, we’ll just have to be diligent to stay connected.
That’s all for now, please join us in praying God’s will in these loose ends.
In gratitude,
Niki.
