Tuesdays are for Searching

On Tuesdays at 9 am The Advertiser hits the streets - hot off the press. In it you'll find everything from beds, refrigerators, cars, and garage sales to housing. These days housing is of particular interest to David and I. The house we have been living in since April belongs to a Flying Mission missionary from Canada. She's been away on furlough (an extended holiday) since April and will return January 25. By that point David and I need to find other accomodations.

Tuesday's are for searching...
This morning at 9 am I went to the printer and picked up two copies of The Advertiser - one for me and the other for a friend who's looking for appliances. I quickly paged to the "houses to let" section and skimmed down each column until I found someplace within my price range (or close to it), with two bedrooms and located close enough to the airport so David can get there within 20 minutes when called for a Mercy Flight.
With cell phone in hand I hurredly dial the number to respond to the first ad that meets my criteria...Ring...Ring...Ring....Hello?  They answered! that's a relief.  Usually they're at work and sometimes don't answer a number they don't recognize. Even though they posted an ad.
Today I responded to six different ads. But only got to see two - a second floor flat and a house.
The house is not close enough to the airport and the flat...well they're asking beyond our price range.

Searching for housing can be very stressful. A couple weeks ago I decided to wait until lunch time to start calling around - thinking more people would answer their phones. Even though more people did answer their phones, everything good was already taken. If I don't start calling and pursuing places from the moment I get my hands on The Advertiser I have little chance of finding anything. No pressure. :)

However my searching does not compare to David's brother, John's, family. John and Kathryn are moving to Long Beach, CA to work for Dynamic Aviation. After several months of searching for a flight job, John was finally hired with Dynamic. Four days before the moving truck was supposed to arrive, they received word that they'd lost the apartment reserved for them in Long Beach. Now they are searching for a place to live, within their price range, in Long Beach, CA by "yesterday".

Please pray for the lot of us...this is so hard.