House Hunting Season is Over!

I am so happy I am to tell you that we found a house to live in!!! This week we spent almost every free moment contacting friends who might know about houses, going to realtors, and keeping our eyes our for "for rent" signs as we drove places. During this whole process we had our eyes on what we thought was our best option. It is only a few blocks from where we live, in our price range, and freshly painted. Our only drawback was security since the fence around the house looked like it would be easy to climb over for someone who wanted to break in. We knew we would have to install extra security systems and would feel a bit uncomfortable going away overnight, but we still thought this was the best option available. So, we called the owner to see about making a deal, only for him to tell us was thinking of making the house into a vet clinic instead of renting it out! A few days later he confirmed this decision with us. We were really disappointed, but knew God would have something even better in mind for us....and He did!

On our way home from Asas one afternoon we saw a for rent sign on a house and on a whim decided to inquire about the cost of the rent. We were excited to find that it was even lower than the other house! The house is also sort of like a condo like we live in now. The house available is the bottom floor of a house with 2 entrances - making it very safe since there is another family to literally look over it. Also the best news is that the house is VERY close to Asas - just a little over a mile away! While this house is not as good as the quality that you find the States, we knew God had answered our (and your) prayers by showing us this place to live since it meets all of our needs - safety, price, closeness. It even has a lemon tree and pumpkins growing in the backyard and plenty of space for bbqs and Jeyson's woodworking and welding projects. It even is just a few blocks away from a small man-made lake. We're still working out exactly which day we will move in, but possibly even as early as this weekend. Now, TIME TO GET PACKING! I'll post pictures of our new house as soon as possible. Thanks for praying for us!