Change of plans

When we sent out our May newsletter last week, I wondered if anyone noticed that our plans have changed?  We mentioned a new departure date for when we hope to go overseas, but decided to not include a section about it.  We try to keep our newsletters brief and only one page, which makes it difficult to include all the "news" that we could share.  That was part of the reason we started this new blog...

So, what happened?  We were planning/hoping to leave this coming October for language school.  But in communicating with those overseas who we will be joining, they said it would be better for us to come in January 2013.  At first this was kind of disappointing to us.  When we've been planning and heading toward the goal of leaving in October, it's hard to hear that our "plans" have changed.  Yet, we are quickly reminded that it is not OUR plans that we want, it is GOD's.  There is no way we can see the big picture, no way we can know what would be the best time for our family to arrive in country, no way to know what our language school class would look like in October vs. February, no way to know what things we might miss Stateside if we left in October.  We trust that the ONE who does know ALL the details can direct those making the decision about when we should come.

And honestly, now that we are targeting January, I am relieved to have a bit more time...more time to spend with family and friends that we won't get to see for 3-4 years, more time for our baby to grow up and get through all his one-year check-ups and vaccines, more time to perfect potty-training (so we can go with only one in diapers and not two!), more time for GOD to prepare my heart for the changes that lie ahead.  He knows best and I am so glad I rest in HIS plan and HIS timing.

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