Jul. 25, 2008
Urgent Prayer Requests Needed!
Posted in The Big Move
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Our family has lived in the house my husband grew up in for the past three years. The house is owned by his mother, but she lives in a neighboring town. After returning home from a day out on Monday (July 21st--my birthday!), we found a notice posted on our door from the County Sheriff's department stating that the house will be auctioned off on August 29th to cover the outstanding mortgage of $350,000. We were completely shocked and horrified! Not only did we not know that the house had ever been in foreclosure, we did not know there was any mortgage on the house. As it turns out, my mother-in-law had pulled the equity out of the house about two years ago, and gave it to her nephew in what she believed was an investment. Although we do not know all the details, it appears that her nephew (my husband's cousin) conned her out of this money, and failed to pay the mortgage payments as he'd promised. We were never informed about the problem because my mother-in-law continued to believe her nephew when he said he'd taken care of it. At this point, we don't know what will happen with the house. The bank wants $70,000 (20% of the total) to pull it out of foreclosure, and we certainly don't have that kind of money. But no matter what happens, this circumstance has clearly shown us that we need to move. Even if my husband's cousin manages to come up with the money (or another scam) to save the house, we are sure that we can't continue to live here. We have five children (one with special needs), many pets and no clear direction of where to go. More than anything else right now we need prayer. Although we were shocked by this, we realize God wasn't. He knows the outcome, but somehow, He allows us to participate in His plan and process through prayer. So please, please pray for us. Pray that we will be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading. Pray that God will protect us. Pray that He will go before us and prepare a place for us. Pray that He will provide strength for the move and wisdom throughout this season. And pray that God will provide all our needs because without His provision, there's no way we can do this. It's such a blessing to have a community across the nation to support us in a time of dire need. Please help us spread the word, and storm the gates of heaven! Thank you fellow homeschoolers, and brothers and sisters in Christ.
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Jul. 25, 2008 - Praying for you!
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