We got a very surprising phone call on Wednesday. Titus' mom needed to have an emergency quadruple bypass. So all of Titus ' siblings drove to Atlanta to be with their mom. Praise the Lord her surgery went well. Needless to say it has been an emotional past few days. She was released from the hospital yesterday. Thank you for praying for her. She has such lovely friends, who brought us delicious food, we were blessed by their generosity.
 

        

 What a blessing in disguise! Since we were in Atlanta visiting Gloria, Dwight wanted us to speak at his church, International Bible Church. Since it was last minute no one knew we were visiting at the church. They are the most loving and friendly church. We instantly felt like part of the family. Titus and I shared about the ministry God has called us to in Africa. We were so encouraged when they blessed us with a generous donation! We love how God meets our needs. We were now at 93% in our launch and 67% in our monthly. 

So I wanted to update you on an amazing story from Malawi, hop over to my sister's blog to read about how God showed up mustardseeds: Immeasurably More {Malawi Monday}. 

What a great week!  We headed to Arkansas last Monday with a U-haul trailer to pack and send a container (via boat) to Malawi. We shared the container with another family who is going with us to work at Esther's House Orphanage. The shipping company was suppose to come on Thursday, but they had to reschedule. However, it ended up being a blessing in disguise. Titus and I were able to talk at Shiloh Christian, where I went to high school, and share about our journey to Africa. Then the National Jr. Honor Society presented us with a check to help us move to Africa! What a wonderful surprise and a huge blessing! Love how God works!

So thankful that my mom came to help us with the yard sale on Saturday and help us pack the rest of our belongings for Africa. Not sure how we would have gotten it all done!

Here is a picture after we loaded 2 families belongings, a few things for a missionary family already in Malawi, and a medical tent onto pallets and shrank wrapped everything. We are grateful for the warehouse that we were allowed to use and the boxes, pallets, and shrink wrap that were donated.

The container is here! It was suppose to come on Thursday but ended up getting to Arkansas on Sunday. Just so grateful that it arrived and for everyone that helped load it! :)

Container halfway loaded

This is the Martin family. They are going with us to Africa. We are so grateful for them!

Update

We have had several people ask us for an update, so here is what we have been up to this week.

 On Thursday, my coworkers threw me a going away party. It was so sweet! These signs are adorable! They had cupcakes with maps cut into hearts! They even gave me a tub filled with some necessities... deodorant, candles, and sunscreen :)

This past Friday was my last day at school. We had Multicultural day where families from our school represented the  continent they are from. It was so neat. I got to represent Africa. It was very special sharing with the kids where I was moving and the people I would be working with. My sweet friend Erica made this beautiful Africa sign!I will definitely miss my students and coworkers!

On Saturday we had a garage sale to sell the rest of our furniture and belongings we aren't taking to Africa. It was a very cold day, but God definitely blessed us! My friend Jordan, let us have the yard sale at her house. She was such a blessing bringing us coffee and hot soup! We sold almost every single item! IT WAS AMAZING! It is very nice to have those items gone.

Yesterday and today Titus, my mom and I  packed items for our container to send to Africa. We are taking a U-Haul tomorrow to Arkansas. We will spend the next few days packing and loading our container. It will leave on Thursday. We are very excited to get one step closer to Africa. We will post before and after photos soon of all our packing :)

We have had a busy few days! I promise to update again soon.