Getting Ready to Go

6 Days Until the Big Move!

Family and Friends,

The big move is almost here!  But we are also spending a lot of time on the small move...that is, moving everything out of our home in Sioux Falls and into storage.  We are getting close, and the u-haul is reserved for tomorrow.  If you care to help out, we could still use more volunteers:

2-5PM (Thur) in Sioux Falls (5501 W Misty Glen Pl.)
6:30PM in Sioux Center (391 13th Ave NE)

The last week has been a real roller-coaster ride.  At one point we accepted an offer to buy our home, but that fell through in less than 24 hours.  So we are still waiting, praying, hoping that God will send us a buyer or a renter soon.  Otherwise we will be stuck in Haiti with no money for our return plane tickets next summer!  Oh well, that might not be a bad thing either. 

Other ups and downs have come as well. We have been confronted with many unforeseen expenses associated with medical bills, malaria medication, and immunizations.  Also, trying to fit everything we need into 10 suitcases was quite the challenge.  We packed other suitcases in hopes that Pam could send them with teams later on.  And of course we have been saying "goodbye" to everyone we see with the knowledge that we probably won't see them again for a long time, which can be very emotional.

But through it all God has been with us as always, encouraging us to keep going.  One tangible blessing was to hear that Alexandra's heart murmur shouldn't be a problem for us in going to Haiti.  That was a relief.  Also, the team down in Haiti right now is doing some work to the house where we will live to make it more accessible.  They are also looking into setting up reliable Internet service, which will help us keep in touch with family, manage our bills and other correspondence well, access homeschooling resources, and allow me (Cory) to use online Bible commentaries for the classes I teach.

Well, back to work packing boxes.  We'll try our best to blog during and after the move to let all of you know how everything is going.  Please continue to pray for the people of Haiti as they face cholera, a hurricane, rebuilding, and all of their normal struggles as well. 

God Bless,
-The Grimms