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\"CHICAGO\"<\/a> \"D_6\"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d says the\u00a0Lord. \u201cThey are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I feel when I originally thought about being a missionary, like most people, I thought you sign up and then GO! \u00a0It’s easy! \u00a0I’m glad it isn’t that way, but I also didn’t think it would take almost 10 years to get to where we are. \u00a0It has been a journey, difficult sometimes, times of questions and wondering what we are doing or not doing that is taking so long.
\nWe’ve had people ask us along the way if we ever thought about quitting, about throwing in the towel and saying “we’re done”, it’s taking too long. \u00a0I guess I can honestly answer, no. \u00a0We never thought about throwing it in, like I said, there were questions along the way. \u00a0There was a time when I was in grad school that I failed a class and thought about quitting school, but I didn’t. \u00a0There were tears and there was even anger, likely more with myself, but some frustration with God for letting that happen and taking even MORE time in school. \u00a0When we both started school, right after getting married, again we thought it would be a couple of years and then we would go to the mission field. \u00a0We ended up in Chicago for 8 years. \u00a0In the midst of it, we probably wouldn’t have thought it was something we needed, hence all the questions as to why it took so long. \u00a0But, we can now look back on it and say that was a time of preparation that we needed before going to the mission field. \u00a0I suppose some people may just be able to sign up and GO! \u00a0Maybe they’re ready on the spot. \u00a0Heart-wise, we probably were too, but we realize had we gone at any other time than when we did, we wouldn’t have been there at the right time. \u00a0God set up the time of preparation for a reason, a purpose, bigger than us, but watching out for us and weaving together in us what He has for us. \u00a0We have seen in many steps along the way how God has woven it all together. \u00a0We were told when we first went to Ecuador in 2010 that we came at a great time in the history of the Ecuadorian Covenant Church. \u00a0We are thankful for this and we are blessed that God has prepared us to go at this time, in this way and in this place, our new home in Ecuador.
\nGod truly has gone before us and has prepared our way!
\nThanks be to God.<\/p>\n

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