Finding a place to live in NYC is different from anything I've ever experienced before. For our family, we didn't find our home until 10 days before we moved. Oh yeah, being a couple with four kids and two cats put us on the list of "not a chance" with most realtors. But God has a different list as he provided the perfect place for us in his perfect time. He gets full credit for finding this place since it was immediately after I had a meltdown telling him how impossible it was to find a place. Then I confessed my unbelief to him in prayer and decided to trust him for his provision and literally the next person I spoke to drove me to our eventual new home.
Larry and Lindsey are looking for their new place now, and Kari and I have already gone through this stress of finding a needle in a haystack. Most people who rent want roommates, not families. They like people gone during the day, multiple sources of income, and the absence of the pitter-pattering feet of children! They also want verification of income from potential tenants... Did I mention we are planting a church in NYC? Our income, in the world's eyes, is suspect at best. We are trusting that God is providing us partners to support us financially. There is no big "entity" to back us... there is no history of pay stubs... there is no security of a promised salary from a big employer.
But God is continuing to open doors. We have been searching for Larry and Lindsey's place for a few weeks now, but apartments come on the market quickly and are gone very quickly so looking too far in advance is pointless. But we found one yesterday that we liked. :) Kari does a great job of finding apartments online and spotted one on the same street as US! It's two blocks south and we loved the thought of Larry and Lindsey being so close to us. We looked at it, sent video to Larry and Lindsey, and they are in the process of securing it as I type this. So far it looks good, but there are still some hurdles to clear.
We ask that you pray for this door to open up. For them to be at this location would be huge for us and them. Lindsey is having a baby in January and would be comforted to be close to us (and we would be comforted too), and it will allow us to easily get to each others place by walking since they won't have a car in NYC. The location is perfect for every reason; there is even a nice park two short blocks away!
We met their neighbors, too. Bob is on one side, and Ben and Emily on the other. Bob is an older man who seemed wonderful and even let our twins help him sweep some leaves. Ben and Emily just moved here from Atlanta for Ben's work and they have a few month old baby too. They probably need a good church to get "connected" with, huh? Connections are being made all over, and we are just beginning.
Thank you for your prayers, and we will keep you informed as we continue to partner together for Kingdom work!
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