Allbutt Journalings
What have we been doing in recent days
An online web journal (weblog) of Mike & Vanessa Allbutt. (Updated as often as we remember to.)
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Praise & Pray
We have so many things to praise God for:
- The relatively smooth operation to have Vanessa's wisdom teeth removed, and the speedy recovery
- The provision of the finances to pay for the surgery, as we had to go privately due to our limited time left in Australia
- Accommodation has been arranged for us for some of the time we will be in the US
- The availability of a home in Mexico, fully furnished and close by to the beach and town
- Our finances are almost 100% (we are still trying to finalize the finer details of our budget)
- We have been able to pay off an outstanding loan
- The provision of travel visas for the USA, valid for 12 months, which will allow us to enter the country as needed
- God has even been faithful in providing for the small things, such as us purchasing suitcases at 60% off the original price!
Things are quickly coming together, which is both encouraging and scary. In the next week we travel to Brisbane to farewell family and friends. Then we return to Melbourne to pack up our house. Finally we spend one week in Tasmania with family and friends, prior to flying out of Melbourne to the US.
There are so many things happening, we trust you will be able to pray with us for the following things:
- Safety as we travel backwards and forwards
- That the children will be flexible with so many changes
- For memorable quality times with family and friends
- That we can sell our household belongings quickly and to the right people
- For wisdom in making decisions about visas for Mexico and all the paperwork involved
- That we can finalize our financial situation (and Mike's business arrangements)
- For inner rest in a time of stress and change
We will send another update in a few weeks but since there are less than 44 days left until we leave Australia we better get back to the departure preparations.
Mike, Vanessa, Priscila, Joel.
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