New Zealand Here We Come!!

What a whirlwind the last couple weeks have been!! 

We are so excited that we got our first set of support letters out!!

We sent them. I prayed over each one. 

Now we wait and anticipate how God is going to provide for us. 

For those of you who aren't aware of our exciting journey let me catch you up. Rich and I have been accepted as YWAM staff at their Oakridge New Zealand base. They are in huge need of staff right now so we are moving quickly. We hope to arrive no later than February 1st! 

Rich and I have been talking and dreaming of this together since we were engaged, but missions was on our hearts well before that. We are so excited to see how God will meet our needs as we obey His call for us. Rich will be working more closely with the schools and students and I will be more on the side of support staff- hospitality/kitchen stuff. We aren't exactly sure specifics of what we will be doing just yet. Once we arrive they will pray and put us in where we fit best. We are confident that God has this for us and we are thrilled to be a part in investing in so many people as a part of YWAM. I had been doubting the importance of our ministry the other day and was reminded that YWAM is all about investing in people so they can in serve, love and invest in others. So in our being a part of it we will be  investing in so many young people as they discover more about our Creator as they prepare to go on their outreach and serve Him! Their lives will be forever different and we get to be a part of that time in their lives! So awesome! 

Right now we are in a whirlwind of paperwork but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We have sent off Benjamin's passport and should get it back in just about three weeks. In the next three weeks we are working on finishing up all existing paperwork for the visa applications. We have scheduled our doctor appointments for the medical portion. Our goal is to have everything ready to send in by the time we get Benjamin's passport back. Then once we turn in our visa stuff it should take about three weeks to hear back! We should have no problem getting visas this time since I am not pregnant. So we have a busy month ahead of us! 

We are trying to raise support in two ways. We have an initial one time amount and then a monthly support need. Our initial amount is $7000 which will cover airline tickets for the three of us, set up costs when we arrive( buying a crib... etc.), medical visa costs since the forms are quite extensive, and then the first couple months of monthly staff fees. Then we have a monthly support need which for our family is about US$175 per week which equals roughly US$700 per month. This will cover our staff fees, housing, internet, laundry, food, and most living expenses. 

If you want a support letter sent to you please email your mailing address or if you just want more information email meganrflamm@gmail.com. We are confident God will provide!