Answered Prayer

One of my recent posts was entitled "Roller Coaster" and I described the many ups and downs related to our going (or not going) to Savoonga. As other opportunities arose, I would sometimes find myself longing to go elsewhere, but deep down, nothing felt right except for Savoonga. Our most frequent prayer was that God would make it completely and totally clear to us as to where Jacob should accept a call. It seemed that we had been waiting forever to hear from anyone and especially to hear from Savoonga...and then one day at my Grandma's, the phone rang. It was regarding the church-plant position in Bellingham. They offered the position to the other guy. Not even 5 minutes later, the phone rang again. It was Savoonga. They voted and everyone wanted Jacob to come and be their next pastor. Finally...clarity! Thank the Lord!
So we are definately Savoonga-bound (God-willing). We will fly out on September 17th, spend a few days in Anchorage where we will meet a church who wants to continue being involved with the church in Savoonga, and then continue on to Nome and finally Savoonga on September 22nd. Until then, we will be packing our remaining belongings to be either mailed or barged and then flown to Savoonga. I've learned that there is nothing easy about moving to an island in the middle of the Bering Sea! Please continue to pray for us as we wrap up final details before moving and as our excitement to begin life in Savoonga increases and please also pray for us and our family as we begin to say some goodbyes in the coming days/weeks.