On the Road

In the middle of moving, I haven't had a lot of time to read blogs, much lest post, but I thought I'd update anyone who is still checking on our progress.

Yesterday morning at 7:00 a.m., several guys from Homewood showed up and made short work of loading the 26 foot Penske truck that I had picked up the previous afternoon. (Maybe I'll tell the story later of how I got stuck within ten minutes of renting the truck and had to be towed out.) It took us a while to finish cleaning out the apartment, but we were on the road by 10:30. I was driving the truck and Maureen and the boys were in the car.

We arrived last night in Monroe, LA at the home of Kevin and Nancy Baer. The Baers are member of the University church where I had interviewed. I didn't get that job, but we made some new friends, and that is a precious thing.

The plan today is to drive to Tyler, TX to load up our stuff that we had shipped from Africa. Once again, we are being blessed by help from some family members we have not yet met -- some brothers from the West Erwin church will be there to help.

Tonight, the Albany Lions football team is playing in a playoff game in Denton. Go Lions! Late tonight after the game, Andy Wilson (our teammate in Benin and current assistant principle in the Albany schools), will join us in Tyler to help with the drive to Albany tomorrow. Others from the the church will help us unload--probably the men as the women will be preparing for the annual "widow's banquet."

It's great to be a part of God's family -- our move is being facilitated by members of 4 different congregations -- Homewood, University, West Erwin, and Albany.

We have been watching the weather all week and have been praying that the Lord of the weather would clear the way for our move. Now, I know that God has bigger agendas than our move and that many people's plans have been disrupted by the weather--I don't presume that we are more favored by God than they are--BUT, when we pray for something and receive what we asked for, the only response I know to give is to thank and praise the One from whom we asked the blessing. The predictions are for cold, but clear, weather the rest of the way.

Please keep our travels in your prayers over the next couple of days, and pray that we may be a blessing to the people of Albany as we begin a new chapter of our lives and ministry there.