Praise the Lord because our shipment has finally arrived. The boat arrived on the 14th and it took ten days for the boxes to get unloaded, taken to the warehouse, and for us to do the necessary paperwork. It was quite an ordeal, with Junior going down to the port everyday to work on paperwork. But we praise the Lord that he helped us to get everything completed as quickly as possible without having to pay too much money. The shipping companies try to charge you for every little thing. There is a charge for lifting your load, opening it, printing your receipt or whatever else they can think of. But it is all here now. It was fun to open the boxes and see familiar stuff. We had finished all the school work that we brought with us, and we had taken a week off. But now it will be back to school for us since all of our school books are here in one place.
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| Boxes, boxes everywhere |
So we thank the Lord for helping us with the shipment. We also thank him for the possibility of a school that starts in Chile in about a month. We have been contacting YWAM bases all over South America and finally found one open to receiving our family. So we are in contact with them, and will see if God continues to open the doors for us to go next month. Thanks for your prayers for God's guidance in our lives.
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Col. 4:2
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| School Books! |
That verse made me think that I should be watchful so that I can notice God's blessings in my life and thank him for them. I read in my devotional book that, "a grateful heart protects you from negative thinking." I must admit that I fall victim to negative thinking and grumbling in my heart. So for each day I want to seek things to be thankful for, purposefully watching for them, and then thank the Lord for them. Being grateful for the arrival of the shipment is easy, but I also pray that I can have a grateful heart in situations that are difficult.
"Give thanks in ALL circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thess. 5:18
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