Into the wild

So what's all this building out in the woods about? Part of our training here is to build a temporary house in the woods and live in it for 4 weeks. 

Why are we doing this you might ask. We are doing this to: 

1. Learn how to deal with change and the unknown: dirt, bugs, weather, leaky roofs, smoky stoves 

2. To devolp teamwork and conflict resolution skills 

3. To live in close community, providing the opportunity to recognize their own needs while giving plenty of opportunity to be a blessing to others

Basically they want us to experience life in a different way. We will not have all the modern convinces that we are used to, but we will learn to do "life" without them. Everything from cooking on a wood-burning stove, washing our clothes in a tub to showering with a bucket-drip system. We will have two lights in our house that will be powered by our car battery. (We had a 3 day class teaching us about water filtration and how to wire lights in a house. Super awesome!) 

While this is very exciting, it is also a lot of work. Having a baby has made it twice as hard for Brion because I cannot be out helping as much as I would like to. We also had to buy all our groceries for a month and organize our meal plan in advance, and if you know me, you know I am the opposite of organized. But all things are possible with the Lord's help and boy are we learning that more than ever these days! (Like running on very little sleep and sore bodies) 

After our jungle camp adventure, we have a four week break till we start our final semester here in Canada. We are so excited to visit our family and our friends and for everyone to meet Eli, because he is just the best! It seems like we just moved here and we are already done with school in December! Time flies when your pregnant, going to school and have a baby :)

We would love if you could keep us in your prayers over these next few weeks. Pray that we would continue to trust God, even with the small stuff. Pray that we would have patience with each other as we are low on sleep and will be living a plastic house. Pray that we would remain safe and healthy during our time in the woods, especially Eli (it gets pretty cold at night). 

If you have any questions feel free to write us. We would love to answer any questions :)