God is Faithful

I've known for a long time that God is faithful. I've experienced it countless times and it never ceases to amaze me how God loves each of his children so passionately that He knows exactly what we need. Last night was the latest installment in the "God is Faithful" book of our lives.

After much prayer and advice, David decided to pursue a Masters of Divinity degree from Seattle Pacific University. Given that we are already WAY in debt from our undergrad and my Master's program, we agreed we would have to figure out how to finance this three year program without incurring any additional loans. It was with faith and confidence that we applied, believing that God would make it possible, even if that meant we had to make our money stretch more than humanly possible. In His first act of faithfulness to us (in this specific circumstance), God provided parents and grandparents who committed to covering David's school as much as possible so that we could try to avoid getting any loans.

Last night David received a letter from SPU informing him of the financial assistance SPU was offering. Through 4 difference scholarships (thank you Free Methodist church, Robert Hayes whoever you are and SPU) David's entire 1st year of grad school has been covered! We received more scholarship money than we actually need for tuition AND my grandma Janet (who we call David's girlfriend) has offered to pay for David's books every quarter. This means not only do we avoid getting any loans but we don't have to pay a single penny out of our own pockets!

I'm not sure what we have done to deserve this graciousness but God is good.