there's no place like home...

First things first...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET EZRA BRAYDEN!!!! I love you baby boy!

Next, as you all know, God has been challenging us with this radical shift in our lives. And we are excited and overwhelmed and ready. But one thing that I have been struggling with is desperately wanting a place to call home that could be a special place of love, and safety, and comfort for our little family. We knew that we needed to live on the YWAM Campus in Kona for at least the first several months and we were okay with this, but that longing never left my heart.

Yesterday, on a whim, I logged on to a website that tells all of the Kona campus news, has classifieds, and off campus housing ads. The top ad was for a one bedroom condo, owned by one of the staff families who has outgrown the space, and immediately I was in love. This tiny space has been well cared for and renovated, and comes FULLY furnished, down to the dishes and silverware in the kitchen! It is also within our price range and available at the end of this month, which is when we will arrive in Kona. I called the landlord at 1am last night, which is only 7pm in Kona, and spoke with him. Through a series of emails today it turns out that...

WE HAVE A NEW HOME!!!!!!

We are so blessed and so excited! The condo is located across the street from the campus and is a 10 minute walk from town. We have such an excitement because this provides a retreat for us in the midst of ministry, we know how important family time is when you are in ministry and living on a YWAM campus with some 700 people around all the time can become overwhelming. We are so thankful for this opportunity and truly feel like God is creating a sense of home in our hearts towards Hawaii, before we even step foot on the big island!

God has been so faithful in this process, there is not one second that we have questioned that this is his plan for our lives. How exciting to know that God is taking us on this journey! How lucky we are to serve him with our lives!

Now we are just hurrying to get all of our final details in place so we can get to Kona and prepare for our students, we will have between 55-70 students in our Compassion DTS alone, and with all of the DTS's combined there will be some 300 students! I cannot wait!

My heart is so full and so excited.

Seriously. How cool is God?

-K