Q&A: When are you going?

We wish we knew! This is one of the most difficult aspects of the journey so far. We are both chronic planner - Type A people, so not knowing exactly when we leave for Africa has been a test in patience. Basically, the two biggest hurdles for us now are support raising and selling our house. Our house has been on the market since last fall and things have been slow. It is such a difficult time to sell a house. We have a realtor who is an incredible woman of faith, who continues to lift us up in prayer and encourages us. Please join us in praying for a buyer! We are excited about the support raising, though. We go April 28-30 for our "official" support raising or deputation training...so May 1st we will officially begin looking for donors/partners. We really are excited about this and hope to be fully supported by the end of the summer. Then we go as a family to Missionary Training Institute in Colorado for a month of pre-field language training (a requirement of CMF and highly recommended by every missionary who has been). Then we come home, say our goodbyes and off we go! So the short answer to this question is: We plan to leave in November, but fully recognize that this is OUR plan. We are excited to see how GOD'S plan unfolds!