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9:09 PM, Feb. 5, 2009 .. 0 comments .. Link

Well last night our van was stolen. We do have a sedan but we don't all fit in it, not since Jakie was born.

We called the police. And then we called everyone we knew and asked them to pray. And we prayed ourselves.

Several hours later the police came knocking. Ken was at work by this stage so I was quite stressed over what they were going to say. Minutes earlier I had been calm, not knowing where the van was, but now the police were at the door I got frightened!

Anyway they had found the van, not far away. It was in ok condition but was out of petrol and the battery had been run flat. The fingerprinted it, and found some cigarette butts in the van (YUCK!) that they took for evidence.

I wish they'd taken them all, poor Kenny ended up cleaning the mess.

Oh yes, and the thieves had turfed out our carseats along the way.

So we now have a (working) van again. We have the carseats we need, at the lovely tune of $380. Thankfully Kenny had gotten a bonus today but this isn't what we'd planned to spend it on (bills...)

Today has been a whirlwind day. It is by the grace of God that we got through it. We got our van back and on the same day that we lost it. Isn't God amazing?

Today we also had issues with Jacob's nasal-gastric tube. For some reason it kept coming undone and spilling the contents of his stomach everywhere. I rang the hospital and they said to tape it up.

High tech solutions :)

I've got an early day tomorrow. Ken starts his new job at 8.30. I have to get my kids to their swimming lessons at 8am. It's with the local homeschool group. That lasts an hour. Then we're going to a park across the road so that the parents can plan activities for the year. The older kids will help keep an eye on the younger ones so the mums can fellowship. It will be a nightmare to get everyone organised for it but I think I will enjoy it once I'm there. In fact, it might be rest that God is sending in my direction.

You know when you hear a missionary talk about all the amazing trials they have endured, and how everything turns out all right cause they trust in God? There have been some times like that this year for me. I still feel frightened and emotionally exhausted through it, but I'm learning to trust God. I also feel excited that I am going through these hard times so that I can grow. Maybe I will be mature enough to do some real work for God one day. I must be worth something to him for him to spend this amount of time moulding me.

But - I still feel tired.
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