I’m sitting in a hotel just north of Salt Lake City after yesterday’s… interesting… day of driving. I’ve driven through Wyoming on Interstate 80 dozens of times, but Tuesday’s drive included two highway closures and over two-hundred miles of white-knuckle ice driving! I have to admit that it was pretty cool to be at the head of the pack once they opened up the interstate after the second closure (see picture). It was way better that mixing it up with all the eighteen-wheelers, in near zero visibility, after it opened the first time! Needless to say, I’m taking my time before getting on the road to finish the drive to Idaho this morning, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to post a quick ministry update.
First… a huge PRAISE!!! Our house just sold on the first day with a full price offer! WOW! Lisa and I have had just a little time to reflect how God moved mightily to bless us with more than we could have imagined. The price, the scheduled timeline for closing and of course, the much abbreviated period of keeping the house in “show ready condition” seem to affirm that we are in His will as we prepare for our move this summer. But, He is still faithful to build our trust and dependence too. Tomorrow, Collene has surgery to have a tumor removed from her breast; something that nobody ever wants their child to deal with. Nevertheless, all we see this as a chance to lean more on Him. Please pray that everything goes well, she recovers quickly and completely and that the tumor is benign (the doctors are 95% sure that it is!).
Tomorrow I start my back country flight training at MAF’s headquarters in Nampa, ID. It will last about a month before a short beak for Katelyn and Steve’s wedding and then more training in late April and early May. We are currently about 93% funded; about 96% if we include verbal commitments! We are so AMAZED at how God has brought so many onto our team of supporters! Now with just a few hundred dollars of monthly support still needed, we can focus more sharply on the moving process and our remaining training. We are so incredibly grateful for all of you who have been supporting us with your prayers and finances. Please know that we consider you to be with us every step of the way as we draw a little closer to fulfilling Christ’s desire (Matthew 28:18-20). And please consider joining us financially if that is something you feel the Lord is leading you to do (www.maf.org/larson or 1-800-FLYS-MAF (359-7623)).
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