We got a house. Nicest one on the property. So nice it was previously where Hopeland welcomed special guests. I guess that’s us now, except we’re no longer visiting, we live here. We have permission from the government to be here through next year (then we reapply) and vison for the land and community to keep us busy till our children become adults (Zoe is getting close, she turns 16 on Christmas day). This is the fulfillment of a journey that we began eight years ago. Let’s get started!
Welcome to the first Monday of our new life. We got accepted on staff here at Hopeland last Wednesday, graduated from the Ag Training School Thursday, and moved into a four bedroom staff house Friday. Quite a whirlwind of a weekend. It all happened so fast if I don’t stop to write some of it down we will get settled and not give God the praise for moving on our behalf. During our “acceptance to staff” meeting it was expressed to us that housing us would be a challenge. Two days later we were in the best house on base. God moved on our behalf. The prayers of those that sent us continues to carry us through to the next step.
Most of the time we seem to be waiting for God to move. We pray and we wait. Many times we get tired of waiting and just do it ourselves (and maybe that was God’s intention for that situation). When it comes to possibilities for our future we may feel like we’re always in a holding pattern. But when God seems to move all of a sudden one can feel overwhelmed quite quickly. I don’t know why I say, “all of the sudden,” we’ve been praying for this day for the past eleven months. And when I say we, of course I am including all of you who have been praying with us.
I did the final sweep on our student dorm this morning. We moved out over the weekend but I finally got to finish it after base intercession today. I’m handing back the keys at our first staff meeting after lunch. It is a transition that we have been planning for and we are ready to hit the ground running. I am going to start assessing the local community farming efforts and determine what value I and Hopeland can bring to not only their farming techniques but also their worldview and ultimately higher yields in their food supply.
The transition also means I’m moving from something new happening every week to the slow waiting for the crops to grow. We’ll still send out updates but they may not be weekly. Of course if you want to know what’s going on always check clarks2africa.blogspot.com. Thank you for carrying us through to the next step in our serving in Africa. Blessings.
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