From the beginning

So I generally find that the best place to start is from the beginning. My wife and I have been married for 5 years this january. We both work full time, have a house, 2 dogs. We have a little debt but managable. You know, the dream life(I only tell you all that incase you find yourself with similar circumstances, and are thinking of making the leap) We wanted to expand our ministry and after the brutal winter we had here in detroit get away for a while. We started looking into other states. Places with milder winters, but not crazy hot summers. We looked for places with unassigned territory first. I kinda always like the carolinas region. Then a family at our hall went to serve where the need is great in costa rica. They had so many great stories when they returned, and said how they couldnt wait to go back. The wonderful hospitality of the friends, the different cultures and ways of life,  a territory filled with people interested in the Bible. Their excitement made us want to experience those things too! So we were going to go serve for a month at the end of december, beginning of january. We could take that time off from our jobs and still come back to them, it was perfect!