Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The end is in sight!

It is crazy to think that in one month and 8 days we will be graduating from New Tribes Bible Institute! We are not entirely sure whether we should be rejoicing or feeling sorrowful about this, but we do know that whatever God has for us next will be amazing.
Alton & his friend dressed up for
Hollywood night as Gilligan & Skipper
Grace & her best friend Stephanie

As we have mentioned before, but now it is more official, we are moving back to North Carolina and will move directly into Grace's parents house. They are currently trying to sell their house, so we are not sure how long we will be able to stay there. As soon as we have jobs (which you can be praying for), then we will most likely be looking for an apartment to rent. We plan on attending Grace Bible Church (our home church) when we return, and would love to get as involved there as we possibly can. We are looking forward to what ministries the Lord has in store for us.

Grace's certificate of pregnancy-She is due November 28th
Hopefully you have all heard our AWESOME news that Grace is pregnant!! We could not be more excited, and would like to ask for prayers that this pregnancy will go well, and that the baby will continue to grow and be healthy through these next 8 months. Grace is only 7 weeks right now, so a lot can still happen in these early months, but we are praying for the Lord's hand to keep this tiny baby healthy.

We are looking forward to our senior trip to Wayumi starting on May 8th! When we return from that one week trip we will only have 4 days of class left. Those will be a very busy 4 days, as we will be rapping up class, packing, and readying ourselves for the big move back to NC. We have to be out of our apartment 2 days after graduation, because they are doing some work in the apartment, so we will definitely be in a time crunch.

Grace's last day of work will be May 4th, which is approaching quickly. Once again...we could not be more thankful for the way the Lord has provided for us through this job. It will be sad to leave Andrew, and the rest of the family that we work for. We have thoroughly enjoyed being part of those 6 kids lives, as well as getting to know the parents!

Our biggest prayer request at this time would be for financial provision. After doing our budget last night, we realized that we will not have enough money to make our final school bill, pay our 2 other monthly bills, and still have money for the gas home. That is even leaving out things such as groceries for this next month, as well as gas. We have seen the Lord provide in a miraculous way since we have been here, and we don't doubt He will continue to do this. Please be praying with us about the means in which God will provide!

We are so appreciative for the friendships, the learning, and the trials we have had here at NTBI the last 2 years! Thank you for praying and supporting us through this most amazing time of our lives!

Because HE said "Go!"