On Wednesday, March 3th we were given the keys to our new apartment. The following day, with a lot of help, we got everything moved in from four different locations on campus where it had been stored.
We are so excited to finally be in our new place! There is still a lot of work to do. Evidence was found of mice living in our boxes, meaning that we have had to wash all our dishes and linens. But, slowly we are seeing the pile of empty boxes getting bigger and it is starting to feel like home.
Just five years ago we moved from our home area in Michigan to New Tribes Mission of Canada located in Durham, Ontario. We entered the missions training program with Chesley, who was then nine months old. We lived in a two bedroom apartment without any running water. (You can see our water storage there by our feet that we used daily).
So much has happened since then. I’m so thankful that God has lead us along each step of the way!
I wanted to show you some more pictures from around campus. As you can see, its very beautiful right now with all the changing leaves.
(In the picture of our building, our front door is on the bottom far right with the bike parked next to it.)
The apartment they have been preparing for us is not yet ready. In the mean time we are living in a 400 square foot apartment that has two bedrooms, bathroom, sitting area, and kitchenette. Though it is small we are settled in and have made it our home.
We have also begun enjoying the benefits of living on campus. One benefit is all the space for Chesley to explore and ride his bike. Another great thing is that Karl walks to work every day now since it’s just a few buildings down from us. One thing that Denise in particular has enjoyed is our view. How great to be able to look out on the water from our front window!
After a long day on Friday packing up our remaining stuff into boxes, loading two trucks and trailers, cleaning our apartment, and then finally handing in our keys we were ready to go. On Saturday we made the drive to Durham, Ontario with the help of Mom and Dad Haynes. We have unloaded all of our stuff and are now settling into our new home.
Thank you so much for all your prayers as we made this move!
Last week we moved into our new home. We’re now living just a few blocks away from our old place at Pinehurst Townhomes. We’re already enjoying the extra privacy and space that our new place has. We’ve been told that the tenants before us fed the many chipmunks that run around here. So, this morning I threw out a small hand full of cereal hoping to see a chipmunk up close. I knew the boys would love it! But to my surprise we attracted a rather a very brave squirrel who greatly enjoyed the nut clusters in the cereal.
