Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to update you all on our adventure. TS Fay did not cause enough damage for Jon to be called out. He is off standby. Thank you for your prayers and support, they are valued and still needed. A new tropical depression has formed south and east of Cuba and is poised for a US landfall late this week or early next, and this one looks like a humdinger. So the the drama continues!
Blessings,
Emily and Jon
Monday, August 25, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Jon's On Standby
Hey Everyone,
I just wanted everyone to know that Jon was put on standby yesterday to go to Florida. This is great and stressful all at the same time. We have LOTS of financial decisions to make and things to prepare for. We need your prayers especially financially as we will need a good chunk of change when we are called out and also for our nerves as this waiting game causes a lot of tension. If anyone knows of someone who would like to borrow our van while we are gone, please let us know...It runs well, but has no air. Thanks for being there!!!
Blessings,
Emily
I just wanted everyone to know that Jon was put on standby yesterday to go to Florida. This is great and stressful all at the same time. We have LOTS of financial decisions to make and things to prepare for. We need your prayers especially financially as we will need a good chunk of change when we are called out and also for our nerves as this waiting game causes a lot of tension. If anyone knows of someone who would like to borrow our van while we are gone, please let us know...It runs well, but has no air. Thanks for being there!!!
Blessings,
Emily
Friday, August 8, 2008
Please Pray
Hey Everyone,
My camera broke today. Basically our only source of real income is ca-put. Even if I get it fixed, it will be 3-6 weeks out of work. So...please pray for God's provision and direction as things are taking another unexpected turn for us. Since there is no obvious chance Jon will be deployed soon, Jon and I will both be looking for new jobs this weekend.
We are not worried and see God's hands on this, we just want our new circumstances before God for his providence and direction.
Thanks bunches,
Emily & Jon
My camera broke today. Basically our only source of real income is ca-put. Even if I get it fixed, it will be 3-6 weeks out of work. So...please pray for God's provision and direction as things are taking another unexpected turn for us. Since there is no obvious chance Jon will be deployed soon, Jon and I will both be looking for new jobs this weekend.
We are not worried and see God's hands on this, we just want our new circumstances before God for his providence and direction.
Thanks bunches,
Emily & Jon
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Vision
Some History....
Jon lost his job back in March. Needless to say, it was a rough time for us. Already behind on bills and mortgage, it went from bad to worse and we were about to loose our house. We remained optimistic that God would see us through this time, and placed all of our options before Him. It was during this time while driving down the road with the family that I had this vision:
We were in an RV of some sort (me, Jon, and all three kids). On the side of the RV it said "The Big Fish". The end of the RV opened like a mouth and we all tumbled out onto the ground. Immediately we stood up, Bibles in hand and began ministering to those around us.
My sense from this was, that like Jonah, when he was spit out of the big fish he went strait to Nineveh and began speaking the words of God to the people. He didn't stop to eat or bath (imagine what he smelled like!!!). I felt like God was showing me his plan. It doesn't matter what happens to us, or where we are; when we are spit out, get up, and do my work. So that's what we are doing. We used our last bit of money to buy an older RV. Jon is a Catastrophe Insurance Adjuster. That takes us all over the place. This is our journey, trying to do God's work, wherever we are "dumped"!
Jon lost his job back in March. Needless to say, it was a rough time for us. Already behind on bills and mortgage, it went from bad to worse and we were about to loose our house. We remained optimistic that God would see us through this time, and placed all of our options before Him. It was during this time while driving down the road with the family that I had this vision:
We were in an RV of some sort (me, Jon, and all three kids). On the side of the RV it said "The Big Fish". The end of the RV opened like a mouth and we all tumbled out onto the ground. Immediately we stood up, Bibles in hand and began ministering to those around us.
My sense from this was, that like Jonah, when he was spit out of the big fish he went strait to Nineveh and began speaking the words of God to the people. He didn't stop to eat or bath (imagine what he smelled like!!!). I felt like God was showing me his plan. It doesn't matter what happens to us, or where we are; when we are spit out, get up, and do my work. So that's what we are doing. We used our last bit of money to buy an older RV. Jon is a Catastrophe Insurance Adjuster. That takes us all over the place. This is our journey, trying to do God's work, wherever we are "dumped"!
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