Sorry that I haven't written anything in awhile. My husband tried to get me to write something, but I didn't feel like I had lived here long enough to write about this place confidently. And I struggle with laziness.
However, life has added a lot of changes in the last few months, weeks even, and people deserve an update. Firstly, we are expecting baby #2 in October, but most of you should already know that. We are beyond excited and my stomach is already huge. Secondly, Jonas turned in his resignation letter at his job today. We are taking a big step of change and of faith and entering into full time ministry. Jonas is the one primarily taking the step, but of course as a family we go right along with him. His job description is rather complex. For around 20 hours each week, he will be managing our church's thrift store in our town. We will also join the church leadership team, take over the youth group leadership, and handle a lot of the details in the church, such as bookkeeping. Along with this, he will slowly work his way through a bachelor's degree in theology and ministry at a school here in Europe. He will be a busy man, but we are excited for the opportunity and are amazed by God's timing and direction to the community here. We moved to Austria for the purpose of reaching the people; and God is continually pushing us beyond our comfort zones and our plans to achieve His purposes here. As I see Him orchestrating, I am both excited and nervous for what He has in store. We know next to nothing of what is to come for us, except that Jonas will start his new positions at the end of July. This is a completely new and likely lifechanging journey we are about to begin and we covet your prayers.
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My name is Rachel. My husband, son, and I recently uprooted our lives and moved to Austria. Join me in all things new: language, cooking, church, child-rearing. We're doing the same things, but oh so differently. Archives
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