We are in!

Our move lasted nearly a week, with the painting, scrubbing, washing etc. But we are finally in!! The pictures aren't up on the walls, and the Christmas tree isn't decorated yet, but we slept here last night, so that mean's we are in to me!! Terry and Jill have gone home for vacation and starting this week, the staff start flying home permanently. Our staff will deplete greatly by the end of this month. Once again, we know that God will provide for each one that is going home, but it is scary times for them.
Pictures will be posted soon. The house is gorgeous, and I love it. We have dubbed it, "The Lodge". I was reluctant of the move at first, but now I love it. I'm so glad that God's in charge and not me, He totally knows what he's doing.

Change

I feel as though we need to do an update, but I am unsure of exactly what to say. We have been reading the e-news daily and watching the economy plummet. So, it did not come as a surprise when our mission told us that student enrollment has been dropping, and because of that, they needed to do some drastic cut-backs. Many people from our campus and from our Marion, Indiana campus lost their jobs this week. Bob, Terry and I were fortunate enough to keep our jobs. There were many tears on campus, as some staff were trying to figure out how to make ends meet with the news. Our New Horizon's family is now very small, and our job descriptions will change with added responsibilities. Bob and I (as well as other families) will be moving on to campus in the next week. This will alleviate the cost of renting homes in town and thus help the mission out. So, instead of singing joyful Christmas carols on Sunday morning, we sang "It is well with my soul." We definitely feel God's presence here, and believe that God is at work. We don't see His plan yet, but we believe that we are walking in His will.
Carrie