Today we went to church. One year ago today we both sat in this church for the first time together as we checked it out in consideration of it being our home church when we moved here. At that point we had been on the road for a few weeks and had no idea what the future held in terms of time or where we'd be or really much of anything past friends we were set to stay with through the end of May. We had a whirlwind weekend, meeting friends down here to unload our stuff that arrived by moving truck into our storage unit. We met some new friends, from our church and from our team with OM. We had a crazy 48 hours to acclimate to the area a bit before a week-long intensive orientation/training/interview with OM. And tomorrow, I'm off to pick up several people from the airport who are coming to that same week. When we stop and reflect on this last year we really can't even put it into words (which is a problem for a blog...) We have had many precious memories as a family with friends and family literally across the world. We have had moments of great sorrow and loss. Moments of pure fun and joy. Miracle after miracle both financially and other. We have grown so much. We have grown as a couple, as a family, as new creations in Christ, as people with skills to do a certain job. We have seen a lifetime worth of things and driven more days than I want to add up. We have fellowshipped with the beautiful body of Christ far and wide. We have made lasting friendships that are so very precious to us. We have renewed friendships with old friends we haven't seen in years. God truly has sustained us. One year ago, if you would have told me all this year would hold, I might have stayed at my parents house and never wanted to leave. I'm so thankful for this last year though. We have truly lived a more abundant life because we took step after step following Jesus. As we look forward to another year of much travel and some uncertainty (although not nearly as much as last year!) we do so with joyful anticipation to see what God will do and where He will lead! This is totally unchartered territory for us and we are learning more and more about what it really means to completely surrender and follow Jesus. It's quite the exhilarating ride! Thanks for coming along for part of it with us!
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