Not yet...

As we celebrate this time of thanksgiving we are blown away by how much we have to be thankful for. Last night as Matt and I lay in bed we talked about all that we had been blessed by in the past year. What blessed us the most was our realization of growth. As husband and wife, as parents and most of all our walk with Christ. We have walked through pain, loss, joy, triumph, and a call to missions knowing that God is sovereign and He knows all things. Being called to missions has been the biggest growing experience in our lives. Over the past 5 months we have been stretched in ways we've never experienced. God has covered us with His grace and supplied us with His strength when the enemy attacked (and he did!!). Today we received an e-mail from our consultant. God's timing is perfect and He is all knowing!! Matt and I have been praying for an answer from the IMB. The next step would be to go to conference, have face-to-face interviews, and get our assignment (in a nutshell). We have been preparing ourselves for a "not yet" answer. We both feel we need to take care of somethings here before we go overseas. Part of that is finances and part of that is finishing our degrees. The e-mail we received today said "not yet". I thought I would be upset, but I'm not. We are both relieved knowing we have more time for God to work in our lives, draw us closer to Him and we don't want to go a minute before He desires us to. Although it would be exciting to go now, we both want what God wants and in His timing. The IMB said to contact them in 6 months and let them know our progress and they will reconsider us at that time. Please be in prayer for us as we continue to follow His call on our lives... and PRAISE God for answered prayers!!