I'm not in Virginia anymore!

We have followed the YELLOW BRICK ROAD all the way to Kansas for a few meetings through the month of April. God has already blessed us with one more church who has promised their support to help us reach Croatia for Christ! WELCOME aboard Hillcrest Bible Baptist Church in Ark City, Kansas!! *Praise the Lord* Although this road of deputation has been long and hard at times, He has been faithful to us and provided the churches He wants us to have. Our deputation trail has almost come to an end and for that I am most thankful. HOME in Croatia is calling our name.

Pray for us, for we still have much to do before we make our departure.

I"m a Bargain shopper

I can't pass up a bargain!!! Most of the time, if I see it and it is almost dirt cheap, I think that I must have it! Deputation has kind of changed me a little... bargain prices are a must, but our tiny car and budget can only allow so much.

About a month ago I started looking for winter clothing to put away for the kids to take to Croatia. Clothing there is so expensive and often cheaply made I have been told. So I started at the local kids consignment shop and boy am I glad I did!!

I found the BEST $1.00 rack in the whole world!!! There were tons of clothing on it from shirts to skirts and jeans to jackets. The best part of all is that everything was only $1.00. When it was all said and done, I only spent $23.00 and got so many great things for the kids. Many of the pants still had tags on them too. I even found a long jean skirt, which is very hard to come by. I was able to buy clothes in several sizes so they can grow into them. The Lord sure had me in the right place at the right time.

Since that day I have been able to find shirts and sweaters at Kohl's for really good prices as well. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me.


* I'm gonna have to post pics of my finds later.*

BUSY, Busy, busy!

I know it's been a while, but things have been so hectic around here! My last post left us in Texas, but since then we went home then up to Maryland, down to Texas AGAIN and then back HOME. My Honey did all of that crazy traveling while we caught up on a little school. That's the only thing about homeschooling... deputation really has a way of messing up your schedule!

Ohio came next on our list of to dos where we had two really great meetings both promising us support. This new support brings us up o 74%! YAY!! We are planning to leave at 75% so we can get there and begin learning the language and trusting the Lord to supply the rest when we get to the field. We have heard that some churches wait until the missionary gets there to begin support. I sure hope that is what they are waiting on. (:

We've been to Ohio and back home, then Georgia to visit family and now we are back in Ohio again. Is your head spinning yet?! It would be nice if we could work one state at a time, but most of the time that is not how it works out!): We had an unexpected meeting tonight which was a blessing! The church wants to take on more missionaries so please pray that we might be one of them.

The end of this part of our journey will take us to Kansas and finally Pennsylvania before we come home. Hopefully the first part of the summer we can devote to the daunting task of inventorying our storage unit so that we can ship it to Croatia. I have heard that it's so much FUN! JUST KIDDING!!! More like a thorn in your flesh, but I can't part with memories, so they must come with.

Who said missionaries lives were boring. Stick around us for too long and the Lord may call you as well..... we sure could use you in such a needy country! Can't wait to get there myself.