It has been a wild ride ever since we left Arkansas! We lived out of suitcases for a little while as our life was packed up in a truck. We had some great help getting unloaded though! I’m super thankful for the people who came by to help us get settled!
As soon as we got a sense of normal in the house, though, we had to pull out the suitcases again to be part of a church planting assessment in Northern Ohio. The grandparents watched the two older boys while Cohen got to experience the adventure with us.
The assessment was intense. We were tested, grilled, and had a meeting with a psychologist (to my surprise, he didn’t tell me I was a nut job). We spent 4 days in Northern Ohio with a brilliant group of church planters, with whom we hope to re-connect down the road!
Now we’re starting to get a sense of routine and we have had such a fun time getting to know the people in our community! We’ve really enjoyed the neighbors! Everyone has kids and everyone loves to hang out outside in the afternoons/evenings. I don’t know who’s having more fun: Christi and me or the Kipton and Caden!
We’ve also been honored to spend time with several other people from different parts of our lives: former students, high school and college friends who live in the area, and a bunch of very welcoming pastors! We’ve really been able to make some good connections. I didn’t realize we would be this busy this early in, but it has been the good kind of busy.
As we move forward, we’ve got a lot of exciting ideas for this last quarter to BE the church while Access is in it’s incubation stage! I’d love to be able to share updates and stories with you! From here on out, almost all of our updates are going to be happening through our email newsletter system. It’s easy to get signed up. Just fill out the form below and you’ll get our emails as soon as we send them off and I promise not to send more than one email per week! This will be the primary place for us to share stories, prayer requests, updates and opportunities to get involved!
Thanks so much for keeping up with us! Please continue to pray for us as we hit the ground running! We appreciate your support greatly!
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.
Ephesians 6:18-19