Driving, Driving, and More Driving

So, we haven't had much time to update because we've have been driving
all day, literally. Yesterday, we had many people over to help load
the big Budget truck and drove away from friends, family, and
eveything we know and love to serve our AWESOME LORD in Missoula. I
am currently in the Super 8 Motel in Billings, MT awaiting some Taco
Bell dinner with burning eyeballs (I think it's a combo of make-up and
staring at the road for the past 10 hours). It was a mostly beautiful
drive today, with only a couple spots of random snow/rain and some
wind. If you look at our Twitter updates, you will see that we try to
let everyone know what we're up to. Tomorrow will consist of some more
driving, roughly 5 more hours, and moving into our new apartment!
Please continue to pray for us. We definitely appreciate it!!

:Kristi:

John Piper - If God wants me happy why do I suffer?

Christian, have you ever wondered about the love of God for you? Have you ever wondered why God would allow so much suffering and hardship in your life? Have you ever wondered if God cares ANYTHING about your happiness, and if He does, then why does He allow you to endure SO MUCH? One of my heroes in the faith, John Piper, has some awesome insight from the Word that I believe will prove beneficial in giving us a biblical perspective on God's love for us, His desire for our GREATEST joy and happiness, and the purpose He has for suffering in our lives. I hope you are blessed by watching this.

On the way to meet Misako...

Day 2 Update

Monday Update

Living outta my suitcase

.....and we're back!

Well, it's time to start using this blog again. It has been a long time, but now that we are pretty much gone, we want to keep in touch with all of our family and friends back home, as well as our new church family in Montana.

It's Monday the 19th and we drive out of Santa Fe with all of our belongings in the back of a 24 foot truck this Saturday the 24th! Things are a bit crazy as we rush to pack our house within the next 5 days. I've gotta tell you it has been a challenge to trust God to provide for this move, but despite my faithlessness and doubt, He has remained faithful and has blown our minds so far. We have seen Him act through His people to provide for us through their generosity in such big ways! It's been amazing to experience God's love and provision like that, as well as be encouraged by the support of our family and friends. We have been humbled by the love and support we are receiving from Remedy Church in Missoula. Many that we've never met personally, (as well as some that we have), are reaching out to us with prayer and supporting us in ways that we would have never imagined. I look forward to serving such wonderful people when I arrive in Missoula.

So with that, keep us in prayer! Pray that we would have wisdom and diligence in all that we do. Pray that God would meet our needs. Pray that we would have safe travels with no road hazards or car/truck trouble. Pray that we would have all the help we need to load up the truck, and help clean the house before we leave, as well as sufficient help to unload the truck in Missoula. I have an interview the day after we arrive. Kristi is still yet to get any "bites" regarding the applications she has submitted for work. Please pray that the LORD would provide us with jobs rather quickly so that we can easily transition and not fall behind on any bills. Also, if you would like to help us and contribute financially to help us get to Missoula so that we can get settled to serve the LORD, you can comment on this blog to let us know that you are interested. If you know someone that might be interested in following the work that God is doing in our lives and joining us in prayer, direct them to our blog! We would love as many people interceding for us as possible!

We hope to keep you all updated with what's going on in our lives with the move, and with all that is going on with the church. Look up Remedy Church Missoula on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter, and/or visit the website at www.remedymissoula.org. We look forward to what God does in ALL of our lives (that includes YOU) and how He uses ALL of us for His glory!

~ Issac