This is happening....

Hey friends! Kaytee here and I just wanted to let you know,

This. Is. Happening.

When we first told everyone last fall of our calling to Canada the road seemed so long and for most of it we had little to no answers to give. But now, it's ON!  Tomorrow, in the wee hours of the morning, we fly out to Atlanta and then Buffalo but our end destination will be Toronto, Canada.  This trip is a little different than all the others in that we will be finding a place to live.  WHOA!  It's real now, huh.  This will enable us to have an actual, real-life move date.  That will start us packing and transitioning for real.

But before I go on about that I want to say thank you.

Thank you Church for being faithful, for believing that Neil and I have been called, and for supporting us all along the journey, even when we had no answers.  We went out of faith and booked our flight for this trip on faith.  We booked this weekend because our realtor said if August was our move time then we needed to get up there ASAP and this was the only time Neil could secure vacation from work to find a place.  We had no idea if we would be able to provide the needed first and last month's rent and wondered if this weekend would prove to be the wrong time.  But we felt God telling us to plan the trip and Trust, so we did.

Church, let me tell you God has provided through you!

While we aren't fully funded to live in Canada (yet), we do have what we need to put first and last month's rent down and possibly (if the Canadian government will let us at this time) secure the deposits for our utilities.  This is a huge answer to prayer, it makes this trip divinely planned, and we can't say, "thank you!" enough.

Let me also let you in on a secret: I don't know to "properly" respond.  So many of you have approached Neil and I with encouraging words and told us you would be praying and giving funds or planning a trip up.  Most of the time I am able to squeak out an awkward 'thank you' sometimes prefaced with an long pause before and after it.

Please let me interpret this for you:
** At that moment, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and many times trying not to cry in front of you.

** In my head 'thank you' seems trite and not enough, especially when you say,

    "I know ____ amount a month isn't very much but..."

Let me assure you, OH yes it is! Any amount a month is HUGE! You have a life, and bills, a family, and we know to commit for three years for any amount each month means a huge sacrifice (as are the one time gifts!!!).

**I am humbled every time someone tells me they will be supporting us in any of the 3 P's (prayer, people, provision).  My breath is taken away and I am reminded of what an awesome mission lays before us.

Thank you for listening, thank you for trusting, and thank you for believing; not in us but in the Kingdom work God is doing.

As for this weekend...if everything goes according to plan, we will leave Jacksonville at 5:30am Saturday morning and will be back late Tuesday night. The goal is to find a home on the Oakville-Burlington line (to be in the right place to connect with people for church but not too far away from the TPC Office where Neil will be working).

Some Specific Prayer needs:
Finding the right home - the place where God wants us - the right neighborhood.
The preparing of a person of peace in that neighborhood.
That we are able to be focused and not distracted.
For the grandparents (Ed and Becky Hill/Steve and Robin Jimenez) as they will be tag-team caregivers for the boys during our absence.
We are praying Psalm 90:16-17 and would love for you to pray this with us:

"Let Your work appear to Your servants
And Your majesty to their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
And confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, confirm the work of our hands."

See you on the other side of the trip!