It is June already! I am living in limbo......

Well, here I am already in the month of June. I have moved all of my teaching items out of my classroom and turned in my keys at the school I have taught at for the past 7 years. I moved all of my personal items out of my condo and have officially moved out June 1st. Now, the tenants have moved in. My condo looks totally different from new flooring to new painting...it looks great! I'm glad the tenants have a nice place to stay. Meanwhile, I've been living out of my "loaner car". I have it stuffed to it's gills. My camping items, clothing items and Mali preparation items. It feels wierd to live in "limbo". Some nights I am camping and some nights I'm staying with friends. It really is wierd to not have "a home". The support I have had has been incredible. I have had many people offer their homes for me to stay at. I am truly thankful for this. I have plenty of places to stay if needed. I am 75% financially supported and I only have 25% more to go before I am fully funded. Praise God! I am speaking tomorrow about Mali at a women's convention. I am also setting up a table in the foyer at my church this weekend and next weekend. This will be a great opportunity for me to meet more people within my church and to share about Mali with them. My good friend is baking some goodies for me to sell at the table. I am soooo thankful for this opportunity. In addition, I will be selling my fundraising t-shirts and the tap teaching dvds too. Hopefully, this will help me to gain more financial support. Thins are moving along as planned...I am leaving for Dallas, TX on June 18th and staying for two weeks of training until June 30th. July 1st I plan to have a climbing or hiking day in the mountains with friends and then July 6th I plan to have a pool party for all of my friends and supporters as a way to say thanks. I still need to get my plane tickets for NJ which I hope to visit family and friends there in July. After that, it all depends on the politics of Mali and how stable things are out there. If it is safe and stable and Wycliffe approves me leaving in July, then I will be going with my church's VBS trip July 18th - Aug 1st. If Wycliffe doesn't approve me going at that point...then, I will have to wait until August. If it still is not stable by August, then I will be going to Burkina Faso (the country south of Mali) and I will be teaching missionary kids there until Mali is safe and stable enough to return to. I have been taking care of last minute things on this end. Doctor visits, shots for Africa, etc. The biggest thing I am still needing at this point in time is someone to take over my contract with Verizon. In order for me to cancel I'd have to pay $250 cancellation fee unless I find someone to take over my contract. So, if you are interested in helping with this - please let me know. I am truly thankful for all of the support. For the donations of things I have received. To list a few...I received an ipod, kindle, laptop, and a tablet. Thank you to everyone who also shared recipes! Thank you to all of my prayer and financial supporters who have come beside me in prayer and financial partnerhsip! I am truly humbled and encourged by the support I have received during this time. The past few weeks, I've been trying to savor the moments with friends and in Colorado. It is beautiful here and I know I won't have the majestic mountains to see on a daily basis while in Mali. So, I have been trying to soak it all in. I am selling T-shirts and tap dance instruction videos as a way to raise more funds for Mali. If you are interested, please let me know. Thank you for all of your continued prayers and support. God bless each and every one of you. Trusting Him, Rebecca Oryniak