Finally!

We haven't mentioned here all the good news in our lives lately, but we probably should!

Our house is sold!  Praise God for that.  It sold after only two weeks on the market, and last Thursday the contract was signed with the new owners.  They are a young Christian couple with a young daughter named Zoe, and it seems that they will do a very good job being a light in the neighborhood.

Our launch date to Benin is set: August 30, 2011.  The tickets are purchased, for less than we had thought we would have to pay, and the packing has begun in earnest.

Our plan is to spend a few weeks in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, to get to know the church leaders there, and then to attend Phase 2 Training and an African Missionary Retreat in Lome, Togo, about 4 hours from Cotonou by car.

After Phase 2 Training we plan to move to Natitingou, the city where Suzy Baldwin and Ulrike Baur have been working with the Otammari project for a dozen years or so.

We are grateful, overwhelmed, relieved, and stressed as we look forward to this new phase of our lives.  We know the Lord has been working to get us to Benin at the right time, and we look forward to seeing what He has in store for us there.

Thank you for your prayers, and please keep praying for us.  We need you to.