January 22, 2013

• MTI Day 1&2

  We don’t have television in our rooms here, and we aren’t supposed to have internet in our rooms, but right now we do for some reason. I won’t be reporting it – I’ll just take advantage of it and blog!

  We made it to MTI after another day of car difficulties. One hour into the trip we had a tire blowout. We drove on our donut until we FINALLY found civilization, and then got ourselves a new tire and got to the MTI base only 45 minutes late.

  
  
  

  Camden and Hope have already gotten a lot out of their classes. Last night at dinner Camden asked to pray and prayed the longest most heartfelt prayer I have ever heard him pray. We also had them both journal last night about their day, specifically the things they were grateful for or had brought them joy throughout the day since that was an assignment given to all of us adults. Then we all read them to each other. Camden also drew a beautiful picture of Aslan the lion in the Narnia series that represents Christ. He said that he felt like the Lord told him to draw it, which lead us into a conversation about how God gives us gifts to use to help us process and savor the things He is doing in our hearts. For Camden it is drawing, for Blake and Hope it is singing, and for me it is writing.

  
  

  Hope is having a blast. It was absolutely priceless hearing her as she saw mountains for the first time! “Are they real Daddy? I feel like I am dreaming! They are so beautiful! Who wouldn’t just LOVE Colorado?” Her eyes were huge and she rolled down the window so she could feel the mountain air. We have two rooms here at the base that are just like 2 hotel rooms with a door in between. There is a full bed on one side and 2 twins on the other. Hope said, “Camden and I have our OWN hotel house?!!!” She meticulously organized her clothes and shoes and accessories and made us all come and admire it.

  
  

  They only have one other kid in their class; a 9 year old boy. Their teacher is a man that looks 21 but has 5 kids so let’s hope he’s older. Camden and Hope both love him, and I have a feeling the investment he makes in their lives over the next three weeks will go with them for the rest of their lives.

  In Hope’s two page journal last night she wrote, “I am sosososososo excited about moving to Guatemala. I am thankful for all of the food, and clothes, and love we have in our family and want the poor people to have those things too.”
  Blake and I both practically choked on the lumps that formed in our throats as we read it.

  We have a possible buyer for our house that wants to rent it for a year before buying it. God seems to be insistent on keeping us in a position that we are depending fully on Him. Although this will work out good for us if it happens like it is suppose to, there is also a risk for us in that this renter could change his mind and leave us in a stressful situation. I feel that is where we are with our fundraising as well – in a state of being totally dependent upon God. We have done pretty much everything we can think of to do, and at this point still only have 1/3 of our monthly support committed. We have already heard miracle stories from other people here of support flooding in at the last minute, and that is what we are praying and believing for. I have decided to term February “Miracle February”. God is faithful. He is on time. He is a follow-through planner. He is a finisher of what He has started. Pray with us for miracles!

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