Archive for January, 2009
December has been an amazing month! It started with a visit from our dear friend Ross, who stayed with us for five days and got to attend some classes with Sten. It was so good to see him, although we missed the rest of the Wuthrich’s! He brought stockings for all of us, packed by his amazing family, which was SO thoughtful! It’s easy to feel alone down here, with friends and family so far away. We didn’t get to go home for Christmas, in part because our van had broken down. Thanks Ross, for bringing a bit of Christmas to us!
Speaking of the van, God provided for that in a pretty incredible way. Our neighbors here in Swiss Towers, Adam and Katie, were a big help to us! Adam tried to help Sten figure out what was wrong, and drove him to the Auto Zone to get our battery tested. To make a long story short, it turned out that we needed a new battery. That was a huge relief, but we didn’t even have money for a battery. Adam “happened” to have a spare battery sitting in his apartment… the exact size we needed for the van. He kindly gave it to us for free! God rocks. So do Adam and Katie. 
I want to thank all of you who have been so supportive of us! I simply cannot go into all the ways God has provided through you (if you’d like to call, I’ll happily share… it’s just way too much to write), but suffice it to say that every single month, He performs miracles to keep us here at DTS. I wrote in an earlier post that I didn’t think waiting on the Lord to provide would get any easier. I’m thankful to say, it does!! We can honestly say that we aren’t the slightest bit concerned about where the money will come from. God has been SO faithful, and we can peacefully go about what He is calling us to do here without fear of lack of provision. It’s been really neat for our girls to see as well. They see, over and over again, that when we have a need, we pray and God provides.
Currently, rent and our tuition payment have already been provided for February, praise God! We only have the little bills to pay, and I know God will provide. It’s been humbling to see that when we try to raise support, God just closes that door. We are not here on our own effort, that’s for sure. It’s such a beautiful thing that God is using in the lives of our children. They are asking a lot of questions about God. Even at times questioning His existence. (Did I mention the spiritual warfare here is insane??) It was so encouraging for me as well, to sit down with them and point out the myriad of evidences of God’s work in our lives. One significant thing being, that we are bringing our requests and desperate needs to God, not people. He ALWAYS provides, even when no one on earth knows of our need. That has been very powerful to all of us.
Thank you for allowing God to use you to bless our family. Please continue to pray for us! Especially for God’s protection on our minds and hearts. The spiritual warfare here in very intense at times, and it’s easy to forget that “Greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world.” We love you all, and are praying for you as well. Please let us know how we can pray specifically.
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