The Beautiful Recovery

For over a year, our post from just before leaving for New Zealand has sat, melodramatically and almost mockingly, at the top of our blog. Both of us have looked at that post and agreed that it needed to be knocked from its perch by something new, but neither of us felt a surge of creativity equal to the task.

A quick stop at Lake Louise with a couple of travelling companions on a recent work trip to Calgary.

The time has come, though, to move forward. The journey ahead of us remains long but this blog should be made to reflect that we are no longer stuck in New Zealand nor stuck in our lives as a result of the events which transpired there.

Since we last posted, we have spent more time than intended in New Zealand, followed by three months of medical leave in Canada, after which we returned to Asia to finish up our two-year term there. We've been back in Canada since summer, again longer than we planned due to follow-up medical stuff, but we're back on our feet and ready to head back overseas.

The surprise for us was "where". We had always intended to return to Asia but we were asked if we would consider relocating to Germany instead! The reasons were outlined for us and after much prayer, consideration and consultation, we felt strongly that this was where God was leading us.

Germany, of course, does cost a bit more for food and rent than what we were paying in Asia, so you'll see our budget dial on the right has sadly swung back down from the fully funded mark. We are excited, though, as we have already seen some tremendous support and enthusiasm from our partners in this work which has helped it start creeping back up.

Our hope is to depart in March 2018, which does not give us much time to secure our budget and make preparations. We're confident, though, that if God has called us then He will provide. If you or someone you know would like to be part of our team and help make that happen, we'd love to hear from you!

Feel free to contact us directly using the form on the side of the page, or click on How to Help or the Printable Donation Form.

Peace!

Evan