Home Again….Sorta

Yes, we did indeed make in back to British Columbia. We pulled into our house in the evening on Monday the 17^th. Returning to this area is a little bitter sweet. For those of you who might not already know we are moving to southern Alberta (we were just away picking up the remainder of our stuff in the states, visiting friends/supporters, attending a wedding, doing a survey of the area in Southern Alberta). This decision has been prayed and agonized over for several months now. During our visit to southern Alberta it began very clear that this was the direction God was moving our family. The Lord put many details together; the biggest being the borderline miraculous provision of housing. So we unloaded from our trip one day and started packing the next. Our plan is to leave this area on Saturday June 28^th and be in our new home on the evening of Sunday the 29^th. We want to thank all of you who lifted us up in prayer regarding this decision. The emotions are running high in our family; we are excited for the future, yet sad to leave our friends and teammates here in BC. We are thankful for a bigger house, but a bit overwhelmed by packing and reorganizing in our new place. We are anticipating the idea of settling in one area for many years, but dreading the idea of any more change. God is so faithful in the midst of all our turmoil and we want to praise His name!

Thanks to all of you who have sent us mail lately, especially for Joel’s and Abigail’s birthday. We had fun opening it up Wednesday, and Abigail had another little celebration of turning three. If we are still a bit out of touch for a few weeks, I’m sure you can understand why. Our new residence is officially Longview Alberta, and we will be working in a place called Eden Valley reserve, with the Stoney (Nakoda) people. We will keep you as up to date as possible. Feel free to ask us any questions if we can clarify anything for you. Let us know what you’re doing with your summer and how we can pray for you. Amanda for the Sewell’s