I thought I would do an update for our family and
friends...Today marks week 5 since we have been in West Tennessee! The
church sent sweet people to our apartment at the Seminary to
come help load our stuff up and they helped us move. When
we arrived to our new community we had what felt like millions of people
from the church helping unload the Uhaul. They helped us set up beds and
get us somewhat settled in! The members of our church are very sweet and
thoughtful! We are very thankful for their kindness and big hearts!!! Our life is finally settling down since we
moved. No need to go through all of the details but we ended up having to find
a different house than the one we thought we would be living in. For 15 long
days we slept in the house we originally thought we were going to live in with
the majority of our stuff still in boxes. It wasn't exactly how we wanted
to start ministry here but God had it as a part of the plan for some
reason. God helped us find a house-He provided like He always does--and
yet I still doubt Him every time--stupid sheep I am!!! We feel very
welcomed here. We love our new church and the people in this
community. We are excited to do ministry here and feel very blessed that God
sent us here. We are very excited to serve under our Pastor. He loves the Word
and desires for the church and community to be in love with the Word! My hubby
and him are pretty likeminded. On Wednesday nights the church is doing the
Gospel Project which is really neat. I am personally ecstatic for 2014 because
the WHOLE church from babies – to the
young at hearts will be reading the Bible in chronological order! I love that
what we will be learning at church we will be able to talk about at home with our children since we will all
be studying the same thing at the same time.- So SIMPLISTIC! Kinda neat since SIMPLISTIC was my “word for
the year” almost 2 years ago when Mark D. from my home church challenged the
church to pray about a word for the year! Who knew the last almost 2 years, God
would continue to teach me simplicity. I am so pumped to see what God will do
with a body of believers at Mary’s Chapel who will live simplistically biblical
by going through the Word together!!!
Our sweet princess is settling in pretty well for a toddler.
She often says she wants to go to the children’s houses where I used to nanny.
She doesn’t understand that we have a state in between us! I have to refrain
from crying when she asks to go to their houses! I miss their families so much
and so does K-B! She loves to go to
church. She enjoys the other children at church! She especially loves our
Pastor’s youngest son that is about 8 or 9 months younger than her. She talks
about him a lot…makes her daddy worried! ;)
I have to remind him she is TWO!
No need to worry! J
All in all I think she has handled our transition well!!! J
We are excited to do the Great Commission here!!!
" Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” ~Matt. 28:19-20
