Settling In?

I’ve heard that you should never actually ask someone who recently moved if they’re “settled in”, because the answer will almost always be in the negative!

In our case, it’s been quite an unusual year. We moved suddenly and unexpectedly in January. Then there was a rush to get things kind of in working order in the midst of a busy ministry season – and in time for Nathanael and his friends to arrive a month later.

Nathanael left 🙁 and just over a month later we were on the airplane to Canada.

Now we’re back, and we quickly discovered two things. First, we have a lot of unpacking to do! And second, with everything else that has been going on there were a lot of things that we “put off” doing.

So, once again in a busy ministry time, we’re trying to get the house in order and to catch up on a whole lot of other things. Several van repairs, a major appliance repair . . . some household repairs are upcoming . . . Shari has had some success in unpacking . . . I’m hoping to get to that point soon!

A busy time, yes – at times overwhelming – but that’s not to say that it’s been a bad time! It’s been great to be back and to be back in ministry. I’ve been able to dive deeply back into Deuteronomy as we continue our teaching series – what a blessing! Shari has enjoyed the women’s Bible study, and we’re hoping to start up the men’s study soon.

Our pastor Ezequiel organized a day retreat for the men, which was excellent. Some of the men are newer to the church, so it was a great help for everyone to get to know everyone.

Here are some of the men packing up at the end of the day . . .

That’s just a bit of what’s been going on! It’s been good, but I really need to unpack some things . . . I really need this item, and I’m constantly reaching for that item, and . . . well, if you’ve ever moved, you know how it is! 🙂