Update on the Land Slide

I just got an email from Matt and Rebecca with an update...
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Since the email was sent, we have had sunny weather - the crisis situation in the Nuwara Eliya region has calmed down somewhat, though an extended period of no rain will be needed to make the threat of landslides and floods vanish. Praise God for giving us a reprieve!

It has been glorious seeing the sun these days!!! We returned to look at our home the day following the landslide, and were shocked at the damage we could see in daylight - no damage to the house itself, but to the grounds. The area of the slide was approximately 20 ft. long by 25 ft. high, and the slide took about 10 ft. of land at the top of the hill. People have found some "cracks" in the earth adjacent to the area of the slide, and there are also some cracks in the earth at the foot of the house. Simply put, our house is in too much danger to allow us to return. We have already packed up our belongings and removed what is valuable, piling the rest in the living room waiting to be moved out. We are doing an intensive search for a new home to move into immediately. In the meantime we are staying with our good friends Kyle and Blossom Patmor.... we do not want to infringe on their privacy any more than is necessary, as they are newly married.

We would really appreciate your prayers that God would provide us with a new home as quickly as possible... that it would be large enough, clean enough, empty (to enable us to move in immediately), within our price range, and would have all the things we need (and maybe some of the things we want!) in a home. Even at the best of times it is very difficult to find a suitable home in Nuwara Eliya...
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Thanks again for your prayers.