good news/bad news/ beauty/ashes

Well what do want first? let's see I always like the bad first to get it over with so her it goes.
Our camera broke before I could take any pictures of our new place to post and we can't get a new one before we go back to the states so you don't get to see my new place :( so sad I know!
Well the good news is Granny and Uncle Chet are giving us enough money for our birthdays and Christmas to get a nice new one! A real one not a point and shoot but one that has lenses and options! We are so blessed! For those of you who don't know Granny and Uncle Chet, Let me explain trust me it sounds crazier than it is but here it goes, Justin's dad's mom married Justin's mom's uncle and well they only got married three years ago so Uncle Chet will always be Uncle to us and Granny will always be Granny! We love them both very much and have been greatly blessed by their generosity and God seems to always have them helping us when a camera is in need. The last time we got a new camera from them it just so happened that our old one had taken a trip to the Philippines with us in December of 2005 and when our paddle boat was sabotaged by our missionary friend the camera took a swim and died. So God knew what we needed at just the right time! God is good and Granny and Uncle Chet are great too!
So I have one other good news, since this story is about the new house and all. You see we were content in our nice little studio when our land lady (who is sick with Cancer) told us she was selling the condo. We were bumbed!!! But we knew God had a plan. We were able to stay in our same building, Praise God, and only had to move down stairs to floor 7. We checked out the only available unit in the place and wow is it big! It is a two bed rooms and three CR's (comfort rooms) yes three bathrooms!!! A lovely kitchen and a huge living and dinning area! We have three balconies and it is a corner unit so we get the nicest breeze that blows through the place! Which leads me to yet more good news! We were sad to leave the studio because we figured it was cheaper to keep cool but with the awesome ventilation we don't even need to use the fan half the time, let alone the AC. So in what we had to pay extra in rent we will gain back in electricity and with the big windows we don't use the lights except at night! We are so grateful to God for such provisions. We now have space to have visitors and we were able to buy a table and two chairs so we don't have to eat on the floor any more! I can't say enough about how great God is to us! He has brought us here and given us a place to stay that is wonderful. He has provided money for schooling. He has given us people to minister to and well he has blessed us with people back home who are praying for us and supporting us. We thank him every day for the goodness he has showered on us. Not a day goes by that I am not reminded that I have so much! We see people who have nothing and we can buy them lunch, but sharing the Gospel with them is the most important thing that we can do and we are free to do it! We have all we need to be able to live here and not have to work at a job and just go out and talk to people! I amazed at the opportunities we are given. Thank you God for this time in my life where I can study your word and share your love with these people who need you! Praise God for he is Worthy! He can take ashes like me and make them beautiful. He is mighty!