Saturday, June 28, 2008

I am stressing about expenses. We leave on Friday for Russia and in adding things up in my head, we do not have enough money. Last night we tried to find an old credit card that I knew had no balance. I figured it could be our safety net. Laying in bed this morning, I couldn't sleep with the anxiety of money for the trip. I started praying and then it was like I had to get up and call the credit card company to see if they could send us a new card in a rush. As I was talking to the guy, he tells me there are several promotions on our account that are better then our purchase rate. We can have money wired directly to our checking account for 0.99% interest until March. That's a better rate then we'd ever get using the card. I almost passed out. So, I had some extra money wired to the account so we now have enough for the trip. They are rushing me a card for "just in case" and I am less stressed. I don't like the thought of using credit cards, but thankfully, we have a plan to get them paid off fairly quickly. With some of this, there just seems to be no other way. I'm not sure God works through credit cards, but the 0.99% interest sure seems like a miracle to me and I am thanking God for the gift.

2 comments:

Heather Brandt said...

I'm praying for you as you prepare for your trip. You have been an encouragement to me when it comes to trusting God to provide. I know He will continue to faithfully provide for you as you travel to bring your girls home :)

heather

Unknown said...

House looks great.You know our prayers will be with you all the way to Russia and back.Just wish we were closer and could help you out in some way.We love you all Grandma