We are staring down an impossible week here, finding comfort that though we are unable, our God is able! To those who are following this journey and praying along with us, we want to give a fresh update and some specific prayer points.
Church
Today, Sunday, is our final in-person Sunday at CC Edmonton. Please pray for grace and strength for us and the church. Dejan will be laying hands on the elders to commend them to overseeing the ministry. Our children are going to be leaving their children’s church as well, which is all most of them have ever known. Pray for their hearts’ comfort.
Legal and financial
We have many calls and appointments this week, while we continue packing. Please pray that we will get things set up with our lawyer (for the house and our personal affairs; the paralegal has been on vacation the past two weeks), the realtor (we are binding our contract for the listing of our house), the insurance company (and our house sitter to check on it while it is vacant) and our bank. We will continue to pay our mortgage until the house sells of course, so we also pray for things to go quickly.
Move-out
We need to leave the house in move-in ready condition and need to do all the cleaning and touching up that comes with a usual house move. Please pray for a small army of volunteers to help with this.
Parting
Last, please pray for all of us as we start truly saying “good-bye for now” to people. Until now it has been processing things together and we have spent time packing or meeting but we have still had the opportunity to meet once or twice more. At some point it will be the last time, and we need God’s help with that. Especially our children, the youngest of whom can’t really understand, and the older ones who know what’s coming but are struggling to leave their close and dear friends.
Thanks for holding us up before the Father in these matters. We will update again later in the week, Lord willing, with some logistics details on crossing the border and landing back in the U.S.
Until then, by grace,
Dejan and Julie <><
Father, You parted the Red Sea so that Your people whom You called out of the land might make it to the promised land. Thank You for going before Dejan, Julie and the children, preparing every detail of the journey, orchestrating all perfectly for Your glory. Thank You for the Holy Spirit who is our Comforter. Fill the whole family and all the "grieving" church members and the kiddos' friends with peace. Be glorified in this process from the cleaning and selling of the house, thru packing and moving, to beginning of a new phase in the amazing journey You've called the Buljovcic family. Bless and keep my friends, Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. 🙏🏻🤗❤️
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