The Answer

It has been four days since the CMDA interview, and we have heard nothing from the CMDA. But at about 9 p.m. tonight, I got an email from the female candidate congratulating David and me on getting the scholarship! I was like, "What is she talking about?" David checked his email—and found nothing. David called the candidate and asked her to clarify, and she said she got the email at noon. She forwarded it to us, and there it was: David had been awarded the scholarship and he somehow didn't get the email!!!!!!!!! It turns out that Dr. Stevens wrote us the award email the Thursday of our interview! God must have known he needed to teach us much by having to wait. We finally had the direction we’ve been searching and waiting for!

The news came just in the nick of time; the NHSC app is due in a week, and we haven’t the time or the desire to complete it. After dreaming of getting the CMDA $ and heading straight to the mission field, nothing else seemed worth our efforts.

We fell on our faces and just praised God for his direction and provision. We’re gonna be missionaries! We called everyone who had been praying for us and told them the news.

Elisa took us out for chocolate chip pancakes at IHOP to celebrate. We are just so thrilled; so overjoyed. We know that we did nothing to deserve this—it is all a result of God fulfilling His calling, purposes and plans. We cannot wait to watch him provide for us the rest of the way.

This is unbelievable; our greatest dreams come true. And we receive it all in humility, knowing that it’s His work, and His alone. Thank you to everyone who prayed for us, and thank you, Jesus!

We only have two days left of teaching—it’s hard to believe. Then it seems the summer will fly by. June is jam-packed with the Outer Banks trip, Julie’s wedding, going to AL for Granny’s heart surgery, and then the McKee reunion. In July, we hope to do some sort of backpacking trip with Jonny, followed by a move to VA for a missions class led by the Hopkins. Then we can return to Bama to see Nikola and for David to be in Tim’s wedding; at last, we will settle down in Blacksburg for good to prepare for the commencement of classes on Aug. 12th!