PART 3 :- BANKRUPTCY! May 2010 to June 2011

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Well we settled into the bungalow well but still had the enormous debt problem!!!
On advice from CAB it was decided that the only coarse of action for us was bankruptcy.
How to pay for it was the next problem? £450 each, total £900, (had to be paid in cash as courts trust no-one lol) the only assets we had left were the car and my beloved motorbike!! Well the bike had to go and sold quite quickly as the spring is a good time of year for it.
All was arranged and on the 11th June 2010 we attended Newport (Gwent) County Court and were duly declared bankrupt with debts of around £60,000, Sue understandably found this a real trial but bless her she coped and was much relieved when it was all over.
So off back to Devon to get on with our lives, we both had found it very hard dealing with what we imagined to be the stigma associated with bankruptcy, but it seems that that is no longer so bad as it was years ago!!!!
We have very much kept ourselves to ourselves since the bankruptcy as this is a village after all, although the locals have been very welcoming we are still concerned about what they may think of us and what we have gone through?
We have been very reliant on God to provide for us over the past few months which He has done with great goodness and at times even generosity. Also I am so pleased and thankful for the support and prayers we have had from members of Launceston Community Church which we regularly attend.
Another bonus has been how much we have seen of family since we have been here as we are only a short distance off the main A30 they call in to see us on the way to and from holidays in Cornwall, they also come to stay this is such a beautiful area close to Dartmoor.
Well back to the subject! In Feb 2011 the house in Wales was at last sold and all the debts attached to that sorted. We are now asset free except the car which is essential here as there is no bus service to speak of, also it is very necessary to get Sue around with her arthritis getting worse all the time.
So on Friday the 10th June 2011 we are being discharged as bankrupts by Newport CC and will be totally debt free from that date!!!
Also from that date we will no longer need to look back, all the trials of the past 2 years can be forgotten and we can look to the future!!!!
We have a 3 week holiday planned in Scotland in Sept/Oct with my wonderful brother Mike who has become a great friend again.
Finally some thanks for help and support over this difficult period of our lives,
Our families
Launceston CC, especially Mervyn and Rachel, Chris and Jayne and the support of the house groups
Also I thank God daily for what He has done in financial and moral support and encouragement, even His forgiveness because I still try to do things on my own even though I know I should rely on Him more!! After all HE HAS BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THANK YOU JESUS.