Thank You, God!

We now have buyers for both mobile homes! Full price on both and both are to great people that it seems apparent that God sent. He is even good to us in the details.
v

Interview

I was very pleased with the interview. We talked on the phone for 1 1/2 hours! I spoke to Lance, who just happens to be a christian....he told me after I was obviously dancing around an explanation of our ministry in Apartment Life, he said..."oh, and don't worry about your words, I am a christian, I understand." It was great. He goes to the E Free church in SC. He said that he would let me know in the next couple of weeks. Thank you so much for your prayers, may the Lord's will be done.

Small change

My interview time has changed to Tuesday @ 2:00. Just FYI. :) Thank you for your encouraging responses.
Lara

In need of your prayers...

Hey everyone,

I just got an e-mail from Penn State regarding a "community ambassador" position that I submitted my resume for. They would like to do a phone interview with me on monday at 1:00 (our time). The position is basically an RA position for a married and graduate on-campus apartment. I think the position would be a great fit for me, and the reimbursment makes our rent $500.00 per month for a 3 bedroom, including utilities...which is impossible to find anywhere else. The big catch is that I would be required to take 12 hours of classes, which would make it very hard for Jeremy to work full time, seeing that one of us needs to be with the babies. Anyway, my prayer is that only God's will would be done, whatever that is, and more specifically, that God would open a door (if they chose me for the position) for them to make an exception to the rule and allow me to only attend 6 hours of classes per semester. Who knows...I just know that if God wants it, and we all beg Him for it...it will be powerful! What an opportunity it would be to actually live on-campus! Lord, do your thang!

Love you all.
Lara

Estella!

Prayer Request

I need your guys prayers. My very good friend Jenna in Alaska has a brother named Tye who had some problems as a little kid had to have a heart transplant and now has pacemaker. I don't know how it all went down but she emailed me a quick note the other day asking for prayers saying her brother passed out and they had to rush him to the hospital where his heart stopped but they were able to get him back.
Now he won't wake up, he was unresponsive yesterday, but she just emailed me and said that today he was opening his eyes and focusing on things. The doctors say he has brain damage.
I am just really asking for prayers for this little guy. Jenna is the only christian in her family, but she was telling me how her brother had a tingling for Jesus and was asking all sorts of questions and wanting to go to church with her. I just want to ask for Tye, Jenna and her family to be in your prayers.
Have a great week.
Katie

# 7 is Estella Fisher Berry

The name has been declared!

INTRODUCING....# 7

Meet our new granddaughter, I will call her #7, since she is yet unnamed (important decisions sometimes take time). She is healthy and came into the world weighing 7lbs. 7oz., the smallest of the King clan so far. She is, as expected, precious. We are blessed. Beth is doing fine. We are in Austin trying to be helpful. Kay is being helpful; I am trying to stay out of the way.

Love you guys!

v

WOOOHOOO TOO!

Thank you Jesus! I just got my letter of acceptance to Penn State! I am so excited! I will start the second phase of my college career next fall, I will be majoring in Organizational Leadership. I pray that God will use me in great ways on the campus. Pray for me that I can clear the cob webs from this rusty old brain of mine! :)

Thou Shall not Envy

I sure like this Cinnamin Bagel...goes good with my latte at Panera Bread. I know you want some. It won't be long now. God willing, in four months we will all be here settling in, finding new routines and ruts and favorite haunts to frequent. This may be mine...at least one of them.

I got a campus tour from Buzz Roberts, a campus minister. He and his wife, Betty are eager for us to get here. I bought their lunch because they were once robbed in San Antonio while on a visit there.

Vince Smith, pastor of the SC Christian Church said they would have a crew to help us unload when we get here. We will save some of their muscle for the Baum's arrival...or does the military muscle do that for you?

I was just visiting with Henry Mullinger at the next table. He is a graduate of PSU and a big Nittany Lion fan...has had season tickets since he graduated...in 1941! Had to miss a few games to go fly planes during WW2. He absolutely loves it here. He and his wife are about to go watch the musical Hairspray on campus tonight. He was confident that we will find housing with no problem.

Could you guys send my wife on up, then bring our furniture along when you come? I think I want to just stay.

Breathe Deep.
vic

Choosing the Right Verb

Matthew 6:25-34

Worry is satan's verb. It is what he says we must do. Jesus said "no, don't do it." It is a lie. Worry implies that we have control over the future and if we just fret intensly enough, we can insure good outcome. Jesus said it will not do anything for your future.

I will tell you what it will do: It will take away your trust. It will tie up your emotions so that you cannot love effectively. It will destroy your health. It will make you short tempered with people. You will hurt people in an attempt to make the anxiety stop. Even Frued claimed that neurosis came from crazy attempts to make anxiety stop.

Jesus said that we have a verb. It is "seek." We are not worriers, we are seekers. We do not lay in our beds and fret about what could be, should be, what should have been. We charge to the adventure in a grand search. HE said we are searching for two things as our first priority: 1. The Kingdom- His kingdom...his reign on the earth. We are looking for it.
2. Righteousness- again it is His righteousness. We don't have any. But we look for His.
This is how we are to occupy our time.
No need for worry...no time for worry. And amazingly, when we look for the things we need the most (his kingdom and righteousness), he gives us a bonus: food, clothing, JOBS, HOUSING.

Do you believe it?
vic

WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Hola,
I just got my acceptance letter from Penn State Altoona!!! And praise Jesus, I also got the accepted into the 2 year nursing program. I am so thankful and so happy.
Hope all is well in Abilene, State College and Boerne.
Thank you all for your prayers. Know that you are in mine!
Katie