House Next Door
Tomorrow afternoon we will be walking through the house next door.
It has been unoccupied for the last several years since the woman who lived in it died and we have been thinking about how wonderful it would be to buy it for a while. I called and left a message with the daughter of the woman who is the executor of the estate and didn’t hear back. Finally a couple of weeks ago I met her and told her we were interested.
Well, tomorrow evening we will get the chance to take a first look. Our landlord (who owns several houses that are identical to this one, including the two we rent) and one of our friends who has done a lot of construction have graciously committed to walking through it with us and giving us their thoughts. We actually don’t know how much the family is asking for it either.
Even with the walk through and knowing the asking price, a thousand questions will remain.
Please pray for us. Pray that we will be faithful to pray and wait for God. Pray that He will reveal to us the answers to the questions we need answers to. Pray, if the house is for us the price will be good and, if not, that it will be astronomical. Pray that we will not rest upon our own reason, but will hear a word from God. Pray that we will have an extra helping of grace as a community as we grapple with everything. Pray for those who will partner with us in prayer, in finances, and in sweat. Pray that we will be faithful to love the current owners well. Please pray for us.
