Soon On Our Way!

Well as you know, we finally received our paperwork that we have been waiting for from Ecuador for many months. It is finally all in order so our move down to Ecuador is set. We will leave on July 4th at 6:30pm to Toronto so anyone in the Regina area who wants to say bye to us at the airport please come by. We then will stay in Toronto in order to pick up our visas which we have been told is the same day process so we hope to do that on July 5th. But please keep this part of the process in your prayers as with foreign countries you never know what might happen. Then we will leave July 6th at 5:30pm to Lima, Peru then on to Quito,  Ecuador at 10:40 am and then will arrive at 7pm to Cuenca which will be our home for the next five years. 

We are so excited to start the travelling part of this process even though hauling luggage and two young kids doesn't sound that appealing at this moment but the end result is what excites us the most. We are so excited to know that this time has finally come, that we get to go back to what God has been preparing us to do again, this time in Ecuador. I know Travis is excited to go back to the place that started his love for missions and it seems appropriate that it's come full circle again for him. We are excited for the new place, the new people and the new work that we will start there. Please continue to pray for our family as we travel, for the visas to really only take one day to process and the people we will meet and the work that will be started. 

It is amazing that we have been in Canada for over a year already but it has been a great time for us. A time to relax, to heal, to be renewed and so much more. We have spent time with both of our families and had time for the kids to bond with their grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins like they were never able to do before. We have been able to renew our friendships with people from years past and to gain new friendships. We have been able to meet with our supporters, our sponsoring church and continue to strengthen that bond between them and our family. We have been able to spend time as a family just the four of us without the pressures or demands that being missionaries require. In so many ways, this year in Canada has been a great blessing to us but we are eager to start our life in Ecuador. Thank you to everyone that we have been with over this past year, for all those memories and times of fun, for the time we have shared our lives together. And for all those who want a place to go somewhere south of the border, remember you are always welcome to come and visit us anytime. 

Thank you again for your prayers and support during this whole process to get to Ecuador. As we know, God is faithful to those who wait, and we see that our waiting has been a good reminder as who we place our trust in and who has our interests at heart. We are on our way to share with those who that God is and how their lives can changed, just as ours has been changed. Please continue to pray for our family, our team and the work God is doing in Cuenca, Ecuador.