A New Year

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

Fitton Green, Corvallis, Oregon

As a new year unfolds, we are anxious at all that it holds for us.  Six months of residency and then we begin biding our time until we move our family to Soddo, Ethiopia.  We have been reflecting on all that God has done for us as one year slipped away and a new one has taken its place: the beautiful place we have been able to call home for the last four and a half years, the training Brian has received that is preparing him to serve at Soddo Christian Hospital, the friends we have been so blessed to have shared these last few years with, the growing of our family, the stretching of our faith that has brought us to a deeper level of trust in the One who has made all of these things possible.  We feel like we are on the downhill slope of this phase of life before we head to a year of level plain where the Lord has spoken rest and refreshment over us in preparation for Soddo.  

A lot will change for us in the next year or so.  A lot of that time is still uncertain.  We will be welcoming a new baby, moving from Oregon, Brian will be starting his first year as an attending, and we will be preparing to move to the other side of the world.  So many details are uncertain, but what we are sure of is the Lord has laid out a plan for us and we are ready and willing to follow.  His faithfulness on the journey is always the most beautiful sight.  We wait with anticipation for all that He has yet to show us.

Soddo, Ethiopia