Hey everybody! I hope you are enjoying your summer as much as I am. We have been connecting with family and friends in Wisconsin, New York, Idaho and now we are all together in the beautiful state of Washington. It has made my heart very happy to have all 6 of the Erickson's together again. God is so good! But, starting tomorrow things are going to change. Wyatt will leave to go back to Corban in Salem, Oregon. He is on the soccer team and needs to get back for pre-season.Emma is going to a college retreat from Aug.5-8 and then will leave for college on the 10th. She is going to go to John Brown in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Garth is going to drive her the 2,000 miles to get her there. Sophie, Cale and I are supposed to leave Aug 13 to start the trip back to Indo and Garth will follow once Emma is settled.
However, there is a chance that we will stay in the area longer. Garth has had a lot of medical work done during our time here. He found out that he has diabetes and is on medication for that. He found out that he has high blood pressure and is on meds for that. He has also seen a specialist about his Hepatitis C and is currently on a treatment plan to cure that. But the factor that is pressing on us today is his prostate. (Sorry. I know. TMI.) He is going in for a biopsy and will get the results of that on the 10th. That is cutting it close to our departure date. If the results come back and the doctors feel that they need to treat him then we would need to stay in this area longer. That would mean making a lot of decisions quickly. Where to stay, where to put the kids in school, how long to be here, what to do about a vehicle to drive etc.
So, we would appreciate your prayers in all of this. The kids and I are going to be packed up on the 10th just like we would be to leave on the 13th. Garth will be on the road with Emma. We will go from being all together, to being very split up. Pray for Sophie as she would really like to know where she is going to school. She has started making friends at youth group but doesn't want to invest too much in case she leaves in 10 days. I am feeling unsettled because of not knowing. Garth would like to be healthy and do what would be best to help make that happen. So, a lot going on. But God is in control, and we trust Him completely.
Over the nine years we have been with MAF, we have been short-term associates. That means that MAF has been supplementing our support to the tune of about about $3,000 per month. We have been so thankful for that. Seriously, we wouldn't be ministering in Indonesia if it wasn't for MAF, and couldn't do it without you and your prayer and financial support. We are asking you to commit to praying about this need. If you are willing to begin partnering with our ministry or increase your financial support there is a link below. We have two years left in Indo unless God shows us otherwise. We really want to finish strong.
We're all in this together,
Rachel
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