Saturday, January 23, 2016

Moving, Moving, Moving...

Well, we have been living in Estonia for 4 months now and are finally getting settled into our second place to live. We first rented a place in northern Viimsi vald just a little northeast of Tallinn and were fine living there until a problem arose with the house. Without going into too much detail, the house is connected to a septic and well water system and not city sewer/water. Every so often, I would have to call a man to come and empty the tanks. Well, I was told that I would only have to do this every 4-6 months, but it has turned out that we have to do it every 1-2 weeks. That in and of itself was not too much of a problem, it was just what happened after the tanks were emptied. For about half a day, the entire house smelled terrible. Apparently there is some kind of seal broken that is allowing those fumes into the house.

Well, after having emptied the tanks 4-5 times, we had had enough. It was too much to have to endure that smell so often. We were concerned for our health and even Crystal had been getting sick after every time it was emptied. So, we began looking for a new place to live. Trusting that God has a plan and knows where we would live, we set out to look. It didn't take long to find two places that were located in the area that we originally wanted to live and were much better priced. We prayed about it and decided on one of the two.

We have now moved in and our rent is less than half of the previous house. It is a little smaller so finding enough room for all of our things has been a challenge, but fortunately God also provided a garage that I can rent for cheap that is nearby to store anything that doesn't absolutely have to be in the house. We are located just south of Tallinn now in a little town called Peetri. It is much easier to access the city now and closer to everything. This is the same region that we lived in before when we lived in Estonia.

Throughout all of the move, there has been several feet of snow on the ground. It has not really been challenging, just kind of annoying. Having gone through all of this now, it reminds me of the faith we have in God and trusting that He has a plan for us here in Estonia. This new area is teeming with young families who regularly get out and walk up and down the streets. It is a fantastic place to begin ministry and to get to know our neighbors. If living in the first house was simply a place to be to get into the country, then it served its purpose. Hopefully this new place will be where we can stay for many years and see great fruit come from it.

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