Thank YOU & Exciting News

Hey Friends! Just wanted to give you an update and tell you that my surgery on Wednesday went well! Dr. Fisher said everything looked great and we needed to leave the spots to heal for a couple months before going in and putting the implants in. Thank you all so much for the sweet text messages, e-mails, and posts the past couple of days. We have definitely felt the prayers and are so grateful for the encouragement and amazing people the Lord has put in our lives. Also, I have to brag on my husband for a second. I married one of the most servant hearted people on this planet. He has been so amazing the past couple of days and made sure I was comfortable every minute I've been awake. He is a superstar you guys and I am so thankful I can call him my husband. Okay, I'm done! :) With that being said, we have some exciting news to share. We have really been praying about moving when our lease ends in October for a couple of different reasons. We love our landlords now and the place we stay is great. There are a couple of things that we don't have that we would like to have since we will be here another year or maybe longer. We have a lot of visitors coming at the beginning of the year and so a spare bedroom is one thing we were really looking for. Another thing is an oven. We have been cooking from a toaster oven and two burners. It hasn't been that big of a deal, but now with all my food allergies there is just a lot more I could do with an oven. Another thing is we would love to hold a small group of some sort at our place and we just don't have the room where we are right now. We prayed about it and talked to our landlords and explained that we may not be renewing our lease in October. They were great about it, a little upset because they loved us staying here but we knew it was what we wanted. So we began praying and praying and searching gumtree (South African Craigslist) and we found something we liked and contacted the property agent. She explained to us that the place we wanted to look at wasn't very suitable for what we were looking for, but there was something that came up but wasn't on the market yet. It happened to be a flat that was off of her main house. The people staying there right now didn't really work out so she said we could come look at it. We went and looked at it yesterday and fell in love instantly. It has everything that we were looking for and is in a great/safe location. We are right down the road from the Lankfords and the Elders who have become great friends of ours since being in Cape Town. The move in date was the 1st of October which is exactly what we were looking for. We, or actually I, was stressing out about finding a place to live in such short notice, but the Lord provided for us once again. It's in these little blessings that I am reminded of our purpose and calling here. The Lord knows our desires and even if it's something like finding a new place to stay, He is going to provide as long as we're seeking Him. There are many exciting things coming up in the next two months. Nathan and I are celebrating 1 year of marriage, I'm turning 25 years old, and our 1 year anniversary of moving to this beautiful country. It's so fun for new chapters to start and old ones to be closed. I am excited to see what this new home brings and all the memories we are going to make in it. I am overjoyed at the thought of my family and friends getting to come here and experience our life for a couple of weeks in the new year. But most of all I am thankful that I serve a God who knows my every need, desire, hurt, and struggle but continues to love me everyday and loves to see us happy! Thank you once again for all the prayers the past couple of days and cheers to new beginnings and new chapters being started!