Derek was gone for 9 days to NYC to find our apartment. He was also there to attend some leadership meetings with TGC. Derek and I had seen an apartment on Street Easy that looked really nice prior to him flying there, but one thing I wasn't too sure of was that it was furnished. Not all my furniture is really nice, but I have some sentimental pieces that I don't want to part with. Also, I want to make that space my own. I had been looking to reupholster some wing back chairs in leopard print but I could never find a fabric that I was in love with. Now I know why. God had this furnished apartment in store for us all along.
The first day Derek was looking at apartments, this furnished apartment was the first one he looked at. And wouldn't it be God, that this is the exact apartment that we fell in love with and that he provided for us. Unheard of. People look for days, and weeks for their first apartment. Jon (Pastor of TGC) flew into the city three different times until he got his first apartment. Anyway, this process grew my faith in such a profound way. We had a lot of obstacles we had to overcome but in the end God wanted to get the glory for this apartment and he did. Without his provision it would not have happened. Let me just mention that TGC has been so good to us. They ended up providing an additional 2 months rent on top everything else they have done for us. To get into most apartments in NYC, they require 1st, last, security deposit and the brokers 12% fee. It is a pretty penny to just sign a lease on an apartment. It took about 7 days from first seeing the apartment to all the paper work, etc to be done for it to be ours. When Derek sent me a picture of the keys to our new apartment, I
cried. I was so relieved and thankful to the Lord for showing up and giving us more than we expected. Oh, I didn't mention, our apartment is 1/2 block from Central Park and from where the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade starts. I will be there this year!!!
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