Houseless but not Homeless

Our house final sold!   We are houseless!   Despite some last minute potential delays and hiccups, and with the last minute hard work of my Dad and our agent, Anne Smith, our house is sold.   And the freedom and the relief are amazing.   Our culture champions home-ownership as essential to financial freedom and the American dream.   To be fair, owning a home is a good thing and many are called to own a home, to open up their houses in hospitality, and to be stewards of the material blessings that God has given them.   But not all are called to own a home, and for us, it tied us down and held us back from following God’s call to serve Him and His people around the world.

I am reminded of Luke 9:57-62 (Oh by the way, a little spoiler alert, this is the Gospel reading for this upcoming Wednesday).   “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”   Who would have thought that giving up would be such a gain?   (Philippians 4:7-11)

God has blessed us with a home and community.   This became apparent this past Monday.   With great sadness we learned that Mr. Ed passed away in his home , one of our FMC missionaries that lives and works the grounds here in Louisiana.  While we did not get the chance to get to know Mr. Ed during our short time here, we did have moments to experience his gentleness and kind heart.   What was even more evident was the love and the support of the FMC community as we gathered together to grieve and to joyful celebrate his life and his birth into eternal life.   May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

We would like to show you a little more of our home at FMC, presented by the kids.   Enjoy!