Still Searching

We found out last night that the house that we had put an offer on has been taken off the market. Our offer fell through; because it was taken off the market before our offer reached their desks. It was a bit of a blow - as we now have to start over again in our house hunting search. Yet, God knows and we are praying for His direction. It is always nice to know when God directly closes a door - and we are viewing this new development as such.



Thank You for your prayers as we continue our search for a new house.

Awaiting His Direction,

The Spurgeon's

Family Update

Just an update here on how things are going.

We spent the entire time last week in the Milwaukee area. The Lord allowed us to be able to spend our time there in an apartment that was more than adequate for our family and allowed us to be comfortable both in accommodations and in our pocketbook.

We spent the mornings helping out in VBS at Falls. It was a joy to be able to minister in our new church and also to get to know other church members during the week of ministry. Our younger children were able to participate in the VBS in the mornings while we worked. It was a blessing. Rachel was able to help out and work in the morning VBS also. It was especially wonderful for her to be able to lead two girls to the Lord. (That was a first for her and she was pretty excited about the opportunity the Lord gave her!)

Our afternoons were spent house hunting in the Milwaukee area. It was quite and adventure - (if we stayed in the right mindset that is!) We are thankful to report that we do believe that we have found the house that God has for us. We put on offer in on Friday afternoon and are expecting to hear back as to if the offer has been accepted. We are praying that it will go through without a problem.

Rachel was able to attend the teen Cola Clash in the evenings at Falls. It was a blessing for us as parents to listen as she told us how God is working in her life. She was challenged by the messages and also by other Christian teens who desire is to serve God with all their hearts.

We arrived back home here in Kaukauna late Sunday night. We are starting to get things packed here. We have a busy month ahead of us and we would covet your prayers for us during this time.

Rejoicing In His Goodness,

The Spurgeon's

An Accepted Offer

The Lord has answered our prayers!! We have an accepted offer on the house. We are scheduled to close the end of August.

We have a lot to do. We will be spending this week looking for housing. We are praying that God will clearly open the door for us and that we will unmistakeably know His will for our new home.



We are rejoicing in His workings in our lives and trusting His direction for the future.



Rejoicing in Answered Prayers,

The Spurgeon's

Membership Memo

We had a busy but wonderful weekend. We headed out for Falls Baptist Church around 8 AM Sunday morning. We made it in time for Sunday School, albeit we were just a few minutes late.

We enjoyed the morning worship service and Pastor Van Gelderen's message. It was just another confirmation that we are exactly where God wants us. At the close of the service, during the invitation, we joined the church.

The evening service was a blessing too. We enjoyed a July 4th presentation, detailing the accounts that led up to the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Pastor Van Geldren preached a message detailing some of the attacks Satan in bringing on the home. Another special event was enjoying Lord's Supper service with our new church family. How special it was to fellowship with our new church family during this special service.

After the evening service we were able to fellowship some with other church members. We have A LOT of people to get to know - but we are chomping at the bit and ready to make new friends.

Rachel and Mom tried out for choir and will start practicing with them next week. VBS is coming up at Falls and we are already slotted to be helpers during that week. So, we have hit the ground with our feet running. We are just praising the Lord for His leading and guiding in our lives. We are still praying for the house to sell and for the Lord to direct us to the house He has for us in the Milwaukee area. We will keep you posted on the events there.

Rejoicing in Him,

The Spurgeon's

Cleaning and Calling

We continue to clean and call.

Clean the house and have it presentable for showings.

Call upon the Lord and ask Him to sell it.

We are very aware that no matter how clean - how much work we put into selling our house - ultimately it is the Lord Who will sell it for us.

So - we keep asking - that is while we are vacuuming. LOL

Thanks for checking in. We will keep you posted and let you know when it sells. Hopefully sooner than later.

Rejoicing in Him,

The Spurgeon's