Malachi has a job!

Work:The last few weeks have been busy, but we have also gotten some much needed time to rest up after the craziness of the last few weeks of school and moving. Most of Malachi's time has been taken with searching for full time work in the Grand rapids area and also for a house (we are staying with his parents until we find something). He has found full time work at "Tender Lawn Care" and today is his second day there. we are very thankful for how God has provided! He is doing landscaping, lawn mowing, etc so its nice that it is something that is not completely new for him to learn.

Still looking for a house:

Please keep praying that we will find a house now that he has work nailed down and we have a better idea of what we will be able to afford and yet still save money for our next phase of training at the Missions Training Center in Missouri. Some of our friends and family helped us move our stuff from Jackson to here, so we really appreciated their help as we could not have done it all on our own.

The baby:

Our baby is due in a little less than 4 weeks now, so we are excited about being able to see her soon. We found a doctor in the area and we are going in for check-ups every week now. She is head down and things are looking good so far. Last week we were able to tour St Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids where we plan to have her, so it was neat to have a better idea of where things are.

Baby Showers:

Since I last wrote we have been given 2 wonderful baby showers and we are so blessed by everyone's generosity as we now have almost everything we need for our little girl to get here. One was given by my Mother-in Law and sisters-in-law and it as great to be able to see family that I haven't seen for a while! The other was given by our church family in Albion. We are so thankful for how the Lord has provided for what we needed for our baby!

Traveling:

This weekend we were able to travel down to Tennessee with a few of our friends for our very close friends Bob and Chelsea's Wedding. It was really neat to be able to be there as we watched them continue to commit their lives to the Lord in this new phase of their lives. The trip was long so hopefully we will recover quickly as Malachi is exhausted after 16 hours of driving and my feet are still pretty swollen.

Thanks again for your prayers and interest!

Mac, Kara, and Baby Pratt