Exciting News!

It's about that time again. Time for us to move. We still have a little longer in Jerusalem, but moving time is close enough that my stomach is all tied up in knots, just thinking of all the things that need to be done before it's time. And even though the time is near, we just found out today where we'll be moving to! A few months from now I will no longer be "Pam--in Jerusalem". Instead, I will be "Pam--in Estonia". I can hear most of you saying, "Where is Estonia??" Here's a map, to help you place things.... (We will be in the capital, Tallinn)

This may not seem exciting to you on the surface, but let me tell you how we could see God working in this assignment...

So you can understand the magnitude of God's work here, let me explain... the decision of where we want to live is not up to us. I don't just mean that God chooses where we'll go (although, of course, this is true), I mean, my husband's employer picks, and we obey. It's not like we get a world map and they say, "Show us where you'd like to live." There are only so many offices in the world, and the positions aren't all open at the same time. Therefore, where we go depends on which positions are open at the same time that we are scheduled to move, and where the powers-that-be decide to put us. I'm sure if a statistician did the math on this, the probability of us getting an exact, desired location would be very small.

And a little history that applies... When we were living in California we became friends with a family in the church there. This family had been serving for years as missionaries in Russia before the government forced them to leave. While they were praying about where the Lord would have them go next, they served in the church in CA, where we had the opportunity to know them. They finally moved on to God's new mission in their lives, and we moved on to ours.

So imagine our surprise when we found out that the place that God and the government has decided to put us for the next phase of our lives is the same exact city as our missionary friends from California! They have been serving in Tallinn, Estonia for several years now.... we've even been helping to support them financially. Who would have ever thought that our little offering to them would end up helping us?! One of the fears I had before my husband took the job he has, was the uncertainty about where we would live and if there would be a church there. But God gave me peace that this was HIS will, and he would take care of everything for me. And he has!! He gave us an Independent Fundamental KJV Baptist church in Jerusalem, Israel, and now he's sending us into the arms of loving friends with like faith... and I must add, the man is an amazing preacher too! What more could any child of God ask for? We are truly blessed.

Now, be ready for lots of questions from me in future posts.... I've never lived somewhere so COLD and I need to get prepared!