Testing, testing...

Early tomorrow morning we will be on an airplane headed for Panama. We are ready. Everything in our home is squished into Ezra's room (this process was a bit more emotional than I anticipated). The snacks for the plane are packed and ready to be snarfed by a hungry two year old. Our passports are sitting out, along with our itinerary. The ipods are loaded with music. All of our hand-me-downs that we were blessed to have have been shipped and are waiting in our Panamanian home.

Not only are we physically ready, but we are mentally ready. We have witnessed God's provision more over the last few months as we have been preparing than we have throughout our entire marriage. God is good. Do you know that? He is. We have seen major medical bills completely forgiven, been to doctor appointments where the person seeing us has chosen not to charge at all and have received financial and prayer support from more people than we could have ever imagined. We have some amazing people living in our home and watching over it. Ezra was sick this past weekend and is now completely better. Thank you Jesus.

Tomorrow we begin a temporary new life (I guess, really, it's all temporary). We are so excited and a little nervous about what exactly it will look like. How will Ezra do on the plane? Will Zion make new friends? How will our marriage grow/change while we are away from some of our biggest cheerleaders and supporters?

Before I go to bed, I will leave you with two quotes that I read recently that have resonated in my heart:

"If one person sees the love of Christ in me, it is worth every minute. In fact, it is worth spending my life for."

"I am much more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy."

- Kisses from Katie

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