In the past month, we asked many people to pray and keep their eyes open for housing and a vehicle for us to use during our upcoming stays in Canada and in Arizona. We are happy to say that the Lord responded quickly. Soon after asking for help, the Lord provided a house-sitting gig for us during our time in Canada, which includes a car to drive! As exciting as this provision was, we were admittedly less optimistic about the housing options in Phoenix. We were just having a hard time believing that the Lord would provide something. One day Ben even sat down and started looking through online classifieds for furnished housing, and his mood turned more sour by the minute as he saw the high prices. This morning I was listening to a podcast by a popular Christian speaker while I was working in the kitchen. The speaker was talking about how the Israelites who left Egypt never got to enter the promised land because of their lack of faith, and that sometimes we can miss God’s best if we have unbelief in our hearts. I became convicted of our own unbelief in this housing matter. Right there, I quietly prayed a prayer of repentance on our behalf, resolving to trust God more fully in this matter. Finishing up in the kitchen, I sat down at the computer to check e-mail. There in the inbox was an e-mail with the subject heading, “House for Kuwitzkys.” It was from a couple offering us a fully-furnished 3-bedroom house, ten minutes from our church and family, complete with a huge backyard and a pool! And for no charge! All we have to do, they said, is buy groceries. We are, of course, blown away. That he provided so much more than we ever expected in the midst of our unbelief is a perfect example of his grace to us.

A while ago I mentioned that I am starting a library for young and homeschooling families here. We decided to have it in Ben's office room which he volunteered himself. We have plans to paint the room and fill it with bookshelves, a rug, lamp and a comfy chair or two. Right now we have the one nice bookshelf you see on the far wall. We went to the second hand market and found a really cheap, but usable (for now) bookshelf for some of the other books. I want to get the room in working order by the time we leave this summer.

We have gotten donations from several places and people and are accepting anything anything right now. I wanted it to be for kids mainly, but any book donations are welcome! We have gotten many adult books recently. We need to raise some money for good bookshelves but I am sure everything will come together soon. My vision is that it be available a couple mornings a week for families to come and use. There is a bathroom off that room and room can be a quiet place for study. It seems like it will be a perfect space for a library. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out!

Here is the ultrasound pic of our sweet new little life! We are so happy that God is giving us a new baby to love. I am currently 13 weeks, due on September 20th. The past few months have been filled with morning sickness and lots of emotional stress due to where we live. It has been tough but we are coming out of the hardest point and looking forward to coming back to the states for a good 6 month break. We will have the baby at home and are really looking forward to having family around when this little one comes. Rejoice with us!