God is always faithful

As a missionary trying to raise support in preparation for going to the mission field, I find conversations about money to be challenging. Not only do we not like to share how much money we make, we often feel like we are judged for how we prioritize our expenses.

Late last year we received word that our homeowner’s insurance premium had risen about 200%. When I called and spoke to the company, the rep I spoke with said, “Wow! That’s really high!” Through some juggling of coverage I was able to get the increase down to something closer to 100%. Still very high, but I thought it was manageable. Then, through what was almost a comedy of errors on their part, I found out a few days ago that they had actually cancelled our policy.

I stood my ground and got the company to reinstate it. Yay! Until yesterday.

Yesterday I went to pay our mortgage and found that it had increased by almost 40%. (I will let you do the math, but if your mortgage is $2,000, your new mortgage is $2,800.) Loring looked at me and said, “High five! We know we are doing something right, because the enemy is after us full force!”

So we prayed. We also tried to move money around, doing everything in the natural and praying that God takes care of the supernatural.

God is always faithful.

A friend contacted us last night and said, “The Holy Spirit really put you on my heart and I was wondering. Do you have Zelle?”

We have to remind ourselves of this over and over again. When we were called to the mission field, the first thing we heard after the calling was confirmed was, “Don’t worry. God knows what you need for every step of the way.”

Joshua 1:9 says: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”