Prayer Request

Dear friends,

I am well aware that there are people in much more needy situations than I am. And I pray in humble prayer for those I know and those I don't know who may be suffering and in trial while I go around caring about the ordinary.

Today, though, I feel overwhelmed, and I am going to ask for a personal favor.
I'd like to ask you to pray for us for something that is trivial, perhaps, but that has been a burden on us for quite some time.

As some of you know, we have been building a house for the past three years. It is part of an block of houses built next to each other.
We have been experiencing increasing difficulties with the Engineer/contractor over time. At some point last summer one of our neighbours and ourselves realised that he was unreliable and attempted to complete the works on our own. He wouldn't let us do so, and wouldn't pay for them himself, so things continued to go slowly. The strain on us, physically, financially and psychologically got bigger and bigger. C rarely is at work as he is overseeing the project and drives everywhere for miles each day. We are paying for the rent in our current flat, plus the loan for the new home. The long period of uncertainty is wearing us out. We also face the pressure of our current landlord who needs the flat for his soon to be married daughter till the end of June.

A couple of months ago we hired our own contractor and work progressed fast. Now that works are nearing completion, the Engineer refuses to sign the necessary paperwork for us to be connected to the Electricity etc. blackmailing us really, in order to get us to pay him extra money for work that he hasn't done and wasn't going to do anyway, as he is essentially bankrupt, after he lost his money in the shaky Greek Stock Exchange.

C was really frustrated last night. I told him that I don't really mind about electricity. I am prepared to move in with oil lamps and candles, install the washing machine at the shop's basement, eat fruit and veggies and do the occasional BBQ in our backyard.

C is going to meet him at midday today, to try to talk some sense to him. Could you please pray with me? I say to myself that God knows best when it is time for us to move, and He knows how things should work out. i am bringing all that entangled mess to His feet and pray that He should show us the way.

Thank you.