Well, we made it. Our apartment is on the 3rd floor with no elevator and small. There is no running water in the apartment, but thankfully the kids and womens bathroom is right outside our door. My bathroom is a men's/women's. If the sign says women and the light is on then I get to go down a floor or two to find another. So far that hasn't happened yet but next week is when most of the people start moving in so it's going to get a lot more exciting. God has been showering us with peace and encouragement. One of the first couples that I met are some of our teachers and they said passing is the easy part. Delilah had to pull me off the guy because I wouldn't stop hugging him.
The people here are so nice and warm. We were met by a welcoming party that took about 3/4 or our things upstairs for us. We actually had to send back about half a trailer full due to lack of space and finding out we just didn't need certain things. We are getting settled in nicely. The kids have already met friends, which was a huge answer to prayer. They were pretty upset about moving and we just kept telling them that there would be plenty of kids to play with. God is so good. I know that we are going to be put through the refiners fire and honestly I just can't wait to see what else comes into our lives.
We would also like to thank everyone that made our move so much easier than it could have been. Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray for us, that all would just continue to fall right into place with our house in Illinois and with school starting soon.
Love,
The Spears Joel, Delilah, Alexis, Alyssa, Aiden & Alton
Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe."
