We got word yesterday that everything is worked out on the lease of our new ministry base house in Waterloo, and we will get the keys Monday afternoon! This is such an answer to prayer! We have had our eyes on this house since last September, and God kept it vacant just for us. He knew we wouldn’t be able to move in until now, so he kept it empty and didn’t let anyone else rent it. His timing is SO perfect! I will post pictures after we get all our stuff moved in, but here are some “before” pictures.
Living/Dining Area
Kitchen with TWO dishwashers!
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Well, one day I’m living in Jerusalem dealing with the layers of dust on my tables from the Judean desert, and the next day I’m living in Brussels dealing with the constant rain and chill in the air. Did I say “chill”? No, I meant COLD! What am I doing in a cold climate? I hate cold weather. I am the one who prays that summer will arrive quickly in Texas, because I love the 100 degree days. I seriously do. I love hot, sweating weather. And now I’m in Belgium where they say it’s a nice day if it’s 45 degrees. Yikes! I don’t even have a coat that’s appropriate for cold weather!
Belgian waffle
This is a store-bought waffle that we have here in the house for my 1 yr-old grandson, Shiloh. He LOVES these waffles! The ones they sell on the streets here are much bigger and better.
Preston and I have been in Brussels for 7 days now. (more…)
Posted in Family on 12. Feb, 2010
Ok…everyone else is talking about the weather today, so I’ll show what it’s like here in Jerusalem. Last week we had something fall from the sky that was a cross between hail, snow and ice. It looked like little white styrofoam pellets. I had forgotten to get some towels off the drying rack on our upstairs balcony, and this is what it looked like. It makes me cold just to look at this picture!
Now the last few days have been a totally different story. Today it was sunny and 70 degrees. Absolutely perfect weather.
I really love the Israeli climate, because it is so much like the climate where I grew up in Texas. The only difference is that it’s incredibly dry and dusty. Just over the hills to the east of Jerusalem is the Judean desert. (I have to dust almost every day.) (more…)
Since we arrived in Israel almost a year ago, our volunteer visa process with the Ministry of Interior has been a virtual rollercoaster. I won’t go into the sordid details now, but just believe me. It has been crazy. When we re-entered the country after spending the month of November in the States, they said we could not stay any longer. They gave us two weeks and we stretched it out until an appeal appointment on Feb. 3. At the appointment we were told we must leave the country by Feb. 17th.
We were expecting to be told we had to leave, but we weren’t expecting two weeks! Gary has a one-year visa that is good until July 2010, so he can stay. It’s just Preston and I who are having to leave. They don’t allow family members to come under the umbrella of the head of household visa any longer. So…Preston and I are leaving in two weeks and Gary will be leaving on Mar. 12th. Our one year lease is up on our apartment on Mar. 31st. Good timing, huh?! God’s leadership in our lives is so perfect!
After many confirming words, we have now set our sights on Brussels, Belgium! Even before we left the States last April, our hearts have been drawn to Belgium. There is no functioning house of prayer in the whole city, and Brussels is the capital of the European Union. Brussels is a very dark city spiritually. For that matter, Time Magazine states, “Europe is the world’s spiritually darkest place.“ USA Today says, “ Islam is Europe’s fastest growing religion.” Operation World: “80% of the French population has never seen, read or held a Bible.” Christianity Today: “Anti-Semitism in Europe is now worse than at any time since 1945.”
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