morley update

Everyone,



Well time is flying by and we are living in the midst of boxes, boxes, boxes. We have packed most of what we can that we are not using. The cupboards in the main bathroom, the extra bedroom, the sewing/craft room and the living room are empty as well as the filing cabinet and the desk drawers. We still have kitchen stuff that we are using, our clothes and quite a bit of glassware that we didn't have boxes for to pack. We have been trying to decide between two shipping companies hoping that one of them would come down a bit in price. We were staggered at the cost of shipping our things home. We even considered just leaving everything behind but we have so many things with sentimental value like our big oak desk that was my mom's desk when dad had the logging business and then when Kent and dad went into business together, We also have the spool bed that Kent's dad slept in as a child and then Kent had and then was our first bed as a married couple. Kent has his beloved Gas pump and we have boxes of antiques some family and some that we have picked up along the way. We started adding up the cost of just shipping these things and then replacing the other furniture and we found we were pretty much at the same cost anyway so decided we just had to bite the bullet and go for it.



Last night the team had a celebration going away party for us. We were moved as people shared different things with us about ways we had touched their lives. At the end we sat in two chairs and they gathered around to pray for us. I had a flashback to 2006 when we were finishing our 3 month short term trip here. We sat in chairs then as well and the team gathered around. I remember Nikos particularly praying that God would send us back to Greece. Now 8 years later God is sending up back to America. There have been tears, ours, people on the team and refugee friends but we know that this is God's leading and His timing. We are ready to be settled and begin a new chapter in our lives. Please pray for us as we finish here. We have a busy week ahead as we see a few more people, finish packing and take care of necessary paper work (always a joy in Greece). We have sold our bike and our car and most of our furniture that we wanted to sell. We still would like to sell our two big couches but if they don't sell we will ship them home. We will go back to the condo in Portland where we were staying before we came here for a time until we find a place in the Eugene area. Please pray with us about that as we are not sure what that will look like. At this point we are planning to look for a house that needs to be refurbished and fix it up to resell. It is something we have wanted to do and we did this to our own house before we came to Greece. We had planned to try and live in the house while doing the rehab but after such a long time of living out of a suitcase are not sure we can handle living in the midst of a complete mess again. We have considered buying a larger travel trailer or motor home and living in that while we do the house or possibly buying a second house that needs only cosmetic work that we could do over time. All this is predicated on us being able to get financing which has been a bit of an issue since we have been out of the country for the last 6 years. We would prefer not to have to rent somewhere because that is just money that has no return on it. We know that Lord has the right place for us and will open doors as the time is right. Pray that He will show us what is best. You could also pray for my back. It was bothering me before I came and has been made worse by all the packing. Some days I do okay but there have been a couple days that I have just had to be on the couch quite a bit. I have a back brace which I can wear and got some muscle relaxants from the pharmacy which seem to help. Thank you for standing with us during this time. I picture marathon runners coming in to the last mile, tired but with their supporters lining the way, giving them water and urging them on. You have been there for us through out this journey and we could not have done it without you. We love you all.




Serving Him Together,

Kent and Myrna Morley
Tripoleos 76
Elliniko 16777
Athens Greece
011 30 210 96 38 625
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