Weekly Update: Thursday, 02/02/12
Hello again!
It’s finally cold here!
I am rather enjoying the cold, but most other the people don’t seem to agree with my excitement. I did see some people skating over across a field today though, perhaps they would agree.
With the cold Menke and I haven’t ventured to far away from the apartment and we’ve begun talking about what we want our family to look like. We’ve been talking about savings for our children, how to keep track of our finances, how to better communicate, and other things.
Perhaps we are a little late in talking about some of this stuff, but we are enjoying the conversation.
With all of that talk we are starting to feel like better parents too. Jake is four weeks old now; however, I still don’t know whether that feels like a long time or only yesterday. We’re both really excited for the future and we look forward to sharing it with you all!
Other Updates:
– Our friends Sam and Beth are in England together! About a week ago Sam was granted his visa for coming to England to marry Beth and now he is there!
Scripture
I’ve continued reading through Genesis this week. I’ve spent the largest part reading through the story of Jacob. I remember my Mom sitting down with us as kids and showing us big flash cards about the stories, though, they left out a good bit of information.
Did you know that Jacob didn’t have children with only Leah and Rachel? There’s a lot of distrust, bad relationships, and blatant immorality throughout the story. Over and over again you see people not trusting God and trying to work things out on their own strength; thus causing the bad relationships, mistrust, and other immoral acts throughout Genesis.
Still, though, God chose to work through people to bring His kingdom into the world and you see the beginnings of it in Genesis. Over and over again, when we make a mess of things, God is still there to set things right again.
The same things happen today, in each of our lives, but the answer is still to trust God and have faith in what God is doing.
Praise & Prayer Report
– I will be picking my Mom up from the airport tomorrow! I’ll need to leave quite early in the morning and I would like some prayers for the travel! We will be spending several days in Olst and then we will be heading to Enschede for the remainder of her visit.
– We will be traveling to Amsterdam on the 7th to report our son’s birth to the US consulate. My Mom has brought over a lot of documents to show that I really am an US citizen and that I’ve been living there. Please pray that everything will go smoothly!
Thanks for all your prayers!
In Christ,
The Abiding Kingdom
The Abiding Kingdom 