Moving Trucks and Selling Cars

It's a busy month for Justin and I, we'll be moving in one month. The Penske truck has been rented and the cross country journey to Texas is planned to start on the 15th of December. My car is for sale and our little apartment will be packed up and saved for another time... for now we're ship bound and very excited about it. It's amazing and scary all at the same time. As much as I have done this before, it's a constant trust in God for provision.

Every now and then people say "Oh, excellent, do it while you're young! This is a great thing to do before you have kids." Sometimes they aren't sure how to respond when I mention that it's indefinite, could be for a lifetime, kids included. I could let fear invade my thoughts, and let people's voices ring in my ears... "Does that kind of work 'make a living'?" How does that all work?" Volunteer, donation, support- they are foreign words to many. I'm glad to say that we chose hope instead of fear, and we're reminded by all the of couples and families that live on board Mercy Ships.... some for over 15 years, most of that time spent in Africa serving some of the poorest people on Earth.

We're slowly saying goodbye to some of our 'earthly possessions' and material things. Like cars and cell phones, bath tubs and big refrigerators...no room or use for them in our 'couples cabin.'

We'll soon say goodbye to wine with dinner and cable TV. The list could go on. This is not a sob story, nor a guilt trip. "Live simply, so that others can simply live," whatever that means to you, wherever you live. It takes different forms in different lives and it can only have positive effect.