Go Cho April 2021 - God Provides Unexpectedly (Again!)

Weekly meal with Ross & Eirenee

On 29 Nov 2021, a post came up on my (Rich’s) facebook feed. A young couple from the US were moving to Chiang Mai to work with an expat church and to seek God’s plan for their future.  They were seeking to rent a house and a motorbike from the end of December until the end of July.  I don’t know what prompted me as I normally wouldn’t respond to a random post like that.  But we had an empty guest flat so I messaged them offering it to them if they wanted it.  I was surprised when they took up our offer as our flat was pretty small and basic with no kitchen.  
Ross was in the US marines and Eirenee is a dual US / Thai citizen.  They share Aidan’s love for rock climbing and were able to take him “real” rock climbing (as opposed to indoor) at some cliffs in Chiang Mai for the first time.  Since moving into our guest flat, they have been coming over for dinner once a week and have been a real blessing to Rich, Luca and Aidan while our family has been apart.  
They have grown to love Luca and Aidan and didn’t want them to be split apart with two separate families or places when Rich returned to Australia in August.  This was looking likely with it being very difficult for 1 family to take care of  both boys.
After praying about our boy’s situation and their own plans, Ross and Eirenee amazingly offered to extend their stay in Thailand and look after Luca and Aidan until at least January 2022!  We and many of you had been praying for months for someone to look after our boys and God answered our prayers in such an unexpected way.  Praise God!  Having lived next to us all this year and knowing the boys already will make the transition a lot easier when Rich leaves.
With Ross and Eirenee to look after the boys, the next step was finding a house for them all to rent near Luca’s school.  After looking at a few possible houses, we received an offer from one of the members of our church to house sit from July.  The house is directly opposite Luca’s school!   God had answered our prayer again.
Although our family separation was not part of our plans and caused considerable upheaval to our lives, we have experienced God’s grace and love in many unexpected ways which we are so thankful for.