Hi everybody!

God is good and even as we are juggling 5 jobs between the two of us, He is giving us the grace and strength for each day. It looks like things will be changing for us again at the end of March. I am finishing out my job at Bob Evans Restaurant on March 25th and then during the last week of March we will be moving again. The Lord has provided a big house in the country that belongs to some of our best friends. They haven't been able to rent it and feel that the Lord would have them rent it to us for what we are able to give them. we are very excited because this tiny house has been a diff. experience. we look forward to having a lot of room again.

Please pray for us as we continue to aim toward a mission to Africa. People are asking us why we aren't there yet, why the money isn't coming in as fast as we thought it would, why we are taking jobs that look like they might be extended, why , why , why, and we are saying, "we don't know. we are just trusting that we will go to Africa in God's timing." Our missions acct. at Elim fellowship is growing slowly, but steadily due to those of you who have chosen to begin supporting our goal. Thankyou so much! We don't understand God's timing, but we trust Him to move us out when He is ready. In the human realm this is scary, but in the heavenlies it is already settled.

blessings to you all!

rebecca

So many changes are stretching our ability to rest in the Lord!

But we are certainly aiming for it! Time alone with Jesus is a daily essential when life leans toward being so stressful! Stephen and Ezra are even struggling with stress because of all the things that are happening in our lives, so today I declared a total Vacation Day! We are relaxing, playing games, enjoying each other and choosing not to think about all the overwhelming things.

Not to get overwhelmed, but to let you know what's up so you can pray for us and join us in the changes:

I am homeschooling the boys, substitute teaching at Living Word Christian School, supervising a 5 hr. lab at the college on Wednesdays, teaching a 3 hr. class on Thursdays at the college, working Friday and Saturday nights at the Bob Evans Restaurant, cooking meals when I am home, supervising the upkeep of the home, getting ready to host Tammy and Josh's Baby Shower on Mar. 13th, making decisions about the weekend in Chicago for Jim and Sarah's Baby Shower, helping get Mom and Dad Miller's 50th Anniversary celebration ready,trying to catch up on all of our missions paperwork, trying to figure out a budget with David that uses our new paychecks to the Lord's glory and is good stewardship, teaching the upper elementary Sunday School class at our church and leading the children's choir, teaching every now and then at the Ladies Bible Study that I attend and love, and then i was silly and joined a group of co-workers who want to lose weight and put the pressure of counting calories on myself!! silly me. anyway, i am dropping the calorie counting. that is just one more stress at a time when i don't need it. also, i am going to present to my boss at Bob Evans that I can ONLY work on Sat. mornings and if they can work that out for me I will stay, otherwise I will be giving them my two weeks notice tomorrow evening.

David, who has been out of work for 11 months, is feeling the strain of going back to work. He is feeling stretched out of his comfort zone by the substitute teaching job, but is doing well and the principal is very pleased! Praise the Lord for a job that is allowing David to draw on his knowledge instead of physical strength!! Yesterday the Dollar General store called and they want him to work on Wed., Thurs and Sat. evenings from 4 to 8:30, starting tomorrow. David is also very involved at our church, teaching the adult Sunday School class, preaching whenever Pastor is away, preaching and leading the prayer meeting once a month, doing maintenance projects that others don't have the time for, and helping in any other ways he is asked. He is also helping plan the 50th for Mom and Dad Miller, supervising the boys in their homeschooling when I am away, organizing the many videos that he has, reading a book that is to help us learn how to raise funds in a biblical way, cooking meals when I am not home, keeping up with LOTS of correspondance on email and snail mail, and being my biggest encourager.

We continue to rejoice in the Lord, share laughter as a family and try to keep our heads above water, so to speak!

blessings to you all. keep us in your prayers.

love,
rebecca