Lots Going On

So where are the Graces and what are they doing?

First of all, we are still in St. Petersburg. We've been meeting with supporters, pursuing new support, and spending time with family. Our original plan had us moving to Miami this month and we are still working towards that. We are waiting for some financial things to fall into place so we will have enough to support living in Miami on our own. After taking a couple of trips down we have found very limited housing that fits our parameters (short term lease, furnished). There are a couple places we found that would work, but we are waiting for the go ahead. Some people have asked why we are going back to Miami and there are a couple of reasons for that. 1. So I can have the baby with my same Dr.'s in the same hospital 2. To spend time with my family before we leave 3. Dylan will be getting mentored by our pastor in Miami, learning about church planting, and helping out in our church there 4. To pursue other potential support. We anticipate that our time in Miami will be very busy and will go by faster than we know it but we think it is a good place for us to get poured into before we go overseas.

Another big thing going on is that Dylan is heading to England tomorrow. He and our friend Justin, who will be heading up Salerno City Church, are beginning a pastors college based out of England. They will be studying church planting for the next 3 years and will be doing some distance learning as well as in country classes a couple times of a year (Porterbrook Institute) . It is such a great opportunity and definitely needed for what we are trying to do in Salerno. We didn't think it would happen this soon and certainly not while we were still in the states. So this makes life a little crazy for us right now. Dylan flies out tomorrow and will return next Sunday. It may seem silly, but we've never been away from each other that long and he's never been apart from Liam that long either. It goes without saying that he will be missed.

Keep us in your prayers