Finally – We’re moving!

After several years of waiting, and much praying and seeking the Lord’s will, we finally moved to a new place of ministry in August of 2010.  Here are just a very few pictures from the moving process.

Hannah just loved climbing into the kitchen cabinets as we took them down, and then put them back up in the new house.

Hannah also loved all the “discoveries” as we unpacked boxes.  Here she is enjoying figuring out the microwave while it was down on the floor.                                                              

Soon (hopefully) I will post some pictures of the inside of our new house.  But for now, here are some pictures of Stephen installing the kitchen.  Most often here, a house/apartment is completely empty except for bathroom sinks, toilets, and bathtubs.  We were able to use most of the cabinets from the old kitchen, add a few more, and change the arrangement to fit in the new kitchen.  To save money, Stephen did it ALL himself.  It took him the better part of a week, but it was worth it!  Here are some of the cabinets put together but the top ones are not hung yet.

Stephen working on cutting the countertop for the stove, and working on the upper cabinets.

Of course, moving involves a lot of boxes!  Stephen used one unpacked box to make a little house for the kids.

Joel’s 4th Birthday

Here are a few pictures from Joel’s 4th birthday (August 18th).  We celebrated a few days late because Stephen was at camp in Spain.  But I also wanted to do it before our move (which btw was just 3 days later!).  So, you can see in the background the last remnants of our packing.  The cake is supposed to look like a dump truck – though it didn’t turn out quite as well as I would have liked.