Hi, everyone!
Lauren
here. It’s the beginning of September which means that our due date
for little baby Yoder is NEXT MONTH! October 10th , to be
exact. A lot is going to change here for us very shortly, and we’re
anxiously anticipating those changes.
I have just one more
week of work left at NCA Nejapa before my maternity leave begins. But
actually, the beginning of my maternity leave means that my work at
NCA Nejapa is finished for good. Since our school year ends at the
beginning of December, that means my maternity leave will take me
through the end of the school year. Then, come school year 2017, I
will not be returning to NCA Nejapa as Mitch is. He will work while I
stay at home with the baby. This will allow me to focus on our little
guy, or girl, and also focus more on CINAFE, Fortress of Hope, and
Yosi and Martha. In our last blog post, we showed pictures of our new
home. Moving here has been one of the best decisions we’ve made
since having Yosi and Martha with us, but with that change comes
bigger bills. Come January, living on one income and supporting a
family of five requires more money than we have.
We can’t wait for
these changes to happen, but with that being said, we realize that we
need to begin fund-raising for our family. Since the changes that are
coming our way will make it much harder for us to financially support
ourselves as much as we could before, we’ve been talking with our
Mission Support Team about the best way to go. They will be helping
us raise money, and we wanted to let you all know as well, being that
you’re close family and friends who have supported us in many ways
throughout our time here.
If you would like to
support us financially, stay tuned. Our Mission Support Team will be
sending out letters to lots of you and making announcements in
several connected churches. Thank you for following us on the blog,
writing to us, Skyping with us, and praying for us in these past two
years of our lives here in Nicaragua. We are abundantly blessed and
beyond thankful for the love and support we have from each and every
one of you, and we’re excited to see where the Lord takes us in
this next year!
