In other news

We were supposed to go to a church in Okanogan this past weekend but we didn't because the forecast for a section of our route was freezing rain from Friday to Sunday evening. Too scary. So we talked to the pastor and he's going to see if we can visit that church as well as his other church on the same day, this upcoming weekend. The weather has been a lot milder this week so I'm not anticipating any unpleasant surprises. Will check the weather later on though.

Our major task this morning was to work on our wills. Can't leave the country without doing so, not responsibly. We've got a fair handle on it. We just need to make some lists of the particulars (guitars, special personal items and the like) so people don't need to figure that out without us.

Tonight, Rob doesn't have a Vigilants band practice so we'll both be going to Cross of Christ's Lenten Wednesday night events. That includes supper, a service and an art experience with Cross of Christ's artist-in-residence.

We're also working on a new presentation for the church we're going to in a week and a half. It includes a rationale for missions in general along with our usual presentation materials.

And we're working from the library this afternoon, as you can see.

Departure approval ...

... should happen soon. The departure approval meeting is scheduled for March 12 at 9AM so we should know if we're cleared to go to Namibia by the end-of-day on March 12. We'll keep you posted!

Personality profile

Here's a place where you can check out my personality profile. I don't know how accurate it is, just fun to take tests. Just cuz; I'm into that kind of thing. ☺

Looking up

Rob got a rental car from insurance (USAA rox!); a silver PT Cruiser. So, we should have no problems getting to our gig in Okanogan this weekend, Lord willing and weather permitting. This is what the car we're driving looks like. Only, picture it with snow.

They said that we can keep the car until ours is fixed or $900, whatever comes first. That means that either our's gets fixed and we have no car problems or else we have no car problems for about 30 days. Then, we start lookin' for solutions. We have ideas. Basically, this appears to be merely a road bump at this point. Thank God ... and keep praying.

Fender ender

No, we weren't involved in this particular pileup on I-90, through Snoqualmie Pass. But that same troublesome snow made it as as far as our neck of the woods last night and Rob got caught out in it. Oh, and while he was driving (slowly) home, the car slid on a patch of snow/ice/something into another car. The other car (an SUV) sustained a broken bumper. From the report of the towtruck that came to drag our car to somewhere where it could be assessed for damage, our car is totalled. Of course, an actual assessor will be assessing that within the next couple of days. In the meantime, friends have offered us a car to borrow to get to our speaking thing this weekend, out in Okanogan, WA.

So, the story of Rob's accident is a long one, complicated by dead cellphones, chilly temps and shock. And today I'm too wiped to tell it. And I wasn't really there so I probably wouldn't tell it right. Long story short: there were many accidents last night in our area (60 in Everett alone) and Rob was in one of them. He walked away with just a broken nail and a gouge on his hand. He thinks the 2 are related but he doesn't remember for sure.

Prayer Points
➀ That God's will would be done with our car. Does He want us to not have our car at this point? Does He want it to be fixable and back to us soon? We don't know but He does.
➁ That everyone would be totally healthy (emotionally, physically, etc.), both in Rob's car and in the other car that was involved in the accident. The other car had a guy and his 2 teenage daughters in it.
➂ That we would have safe driving on our travels to churches. We are so close to actually moving to Namibia for full-time ministry!
➃ A big "Thanks be to God!" for Rob's walking away from this one.

The big hero of the night? Our friend Eric lives near the scene of the accident and drove all over to find Rob and provide him with the warmth of a car while dealing with accident things. He also let Rob hang out at his place while waiting for the tow.

What has 2 thumbs and rocks? This guy: