*After this post was written, we ended up not getting the rental. That is a long story, but we are still on the search to find where God wants us to live. Will update the blog when we find a home... and actually have a signed rental agreement...*
We have been searching the newspapers and craigslist for an apartment, house, trailer, some place for our family to live as we transition to a more permanent place in Key West. The cottage at the Gospel Chapel has served us well, but now it is time for our family to have a place of our own, and another mission field to reach. We were told when we moved here to work with the saints in Key West that Stock Island was a place with great needs and opportunities for the Gospel outreach.
We were out on Stock Island (about 4 miles from the chapel building) to visit Nancy, a lady from the chapel, when we happened upon a trailer for rent. We had been looking at a lot near there, and saw the sign. The place was open (repairs being done) so we looked around. This trailer will suit our needs and give us a place to call home. It is a place that gives us a chance to add our own touch to many aspects of the house (could also be phrased that we have a lot of work to do) and will give us new contacts and adventures.
The trailer is on Miriam Street and has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, a little outbuilding for storage, along with a few chicken coops? and a small yard that is fenced in. For now we have cleaning, painting, and finding furniture as some of the first priorities. We have already been offered some help with repairs, cleaning, etc. which is such a blessing. We have friends here in many trades and hope this will be a good chance to work together with those who have offered help before.
As we prepare for a move, we are sure of God's leading in this new home for us. He has prepared the way, given us all we need while we got settled in to our new home town, and now has prepared for us to minister in this community and the Gospel Chapel for the long term. Pray with us for the Lord to raise up leadership for the saints in Key West at the Gospel Chapel, for unity among the saints as we labor together, and for fruit from the Gospel proclamation. God has abundantly supplied all our needs, physically, financially, spiritually, and in every other way. He is faithful who has called us, and He will continue to lead the way if we submit ourselves daily to His will and His work.
Grace and peace to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Rock and our Salvation,
Mark and Sara for the Cowperthwaite family
