Finishing up

Brandon and I have been back in Norman for less than a week, and things are both more peaceful and busier than I expected.

Work. I quit my job before Christmas, so thus have been a woman of leisure the past several days while Brandon slaves away for his last bit of time as an employee of the University of Oklahoma. His last day will be Friday. I kind of wondered what I’d do all day while Brandon was at work, but have quickly learned to fill my time with productive, organizational bits as well as a plethora of social engagements.

Friends. Brandon and I are trying to fill our last few weeks in the States with as much time with the people we love here as possible. I’ve managed that a bit better than Brandon so far, as I’ve been able to hang out with dear friends on winter break during the day while he’s been at work. Our calendar is filling up rapidly, however. We would love to hang out with YOU (yes, you, gentle reader) before we leave. Give us a call or drop us an e-mail and we’ll set something up.

Community raising. Brandon and I have felt so supported and provided for on our journey towards moving to Cape Town. That’s continuing this month. Our father has provided for all our needs financially so far. We’re still far behind our goal of monthly pledges for after the church-planting training ends this summer, but feel very confident God will provide for those needs in his perfect timing. I’ve realized that we really put off community raising here in Norman until the last minute. (Probably because we already felt very supported by our community here at Norm Com.) Most people know of our plans in general, but we’re trying to get together with many people that we haven’t actually met with to share the details of our plans. If that’s you, again, let us know and we’d love to share with you and answer any questions you may have.

Getting ready. I am very thankful that we sold and gave away our stuff and moved out of our apartment last month. It would be a huge headache to try to do that now. However, there’s still a lot of things to be done in preparation of our move to another country. Not least of which is the visa. Brandon and I’s goal is to send all our paperwork for the visa in the mail tomorrow to hopefully hear back within a week from the consulate. I’ll keep you posted how that goes.