More Life Transitions!

Wow.. it's been a while since a post..........

Just to let every one know... we moved churches here in Louisville. We are now going to Highview Baptist Church at Valley Station Campus. This came as a result of much thought and prayer and especially on the part of Adam. He had become friends with a guy that is on staff out at Highview and had been talking to him for months about our situation. He had been encouraging us to come to his church for a while and Adam had mentioned this to me quiet a few times but we decided that we might visit after the Spring Semester of school was completed. You see... Adam has been feeling like he needs to serve at church more and get more ministry experience while we are here. It has been very hard for him to do that especially with his schedule.... which included him working every Sunday evening and Wednesday night. The church where we were at has TONS of seminary students and families there so there is not as much opportunity to serve in the capacity that Adam was feeling led to be in... On the other hand, the church at Valley Station is a smaller church with more opportunities/ needs and they have many things they are wanting to do with the church including a MAJOR effort to reach out to the community that it is in! (It is across town from where we live- about 25 minutes). Also, the 'Administration' person on staff there at Valley Station was looking for an intern. Adam had also talked with him and Highview has a special internship program and there is an opportunity to be an intern. This is really good because Adam feels more led to be in a administrative, associate, etc. position at a church.

With this said... at first... this was not easy for me! When Adam became really serious about making the move I couldn't picture myself going thru another transition right now! I really liked Ninth and O Baptist and had gotten very 'plugged in' there esp. in the Women's Ministry and have made a lot of wonderful friends and fellow Moms. We visited the church at Valley Station and I really liked the church and the direction the church is going... but at first, I still couldn't picture starting over making new friends, etc. and getting plugged in there. I prayed about this and talked to one of my dear Christian friend that is at Ninth and O and asked her opinion also. She told me what I was beginning to believe......... that 'We as wives ultimately must follow our husbands lead and this is something that he felt led to do to grow as a Christian (because he was excited about the vision, plans, and heart of the church), and to prepare him self for ministry, etc.) I continued to pray about it and the Lord softened my heart and has showed me that I need to re-direct my focus!.... All of this is not about ME and my comforts!:) Also, after all....... we did come here for ministry!!:)

Since this move, Adam has been able to work it out with his job to be off on Sunday now!!! Praise the Lord! It is usually required of the part time workers to work on Sunday.. but they agreed to let him be off now on Sundays since he has been faithful to be there on Sundays for so long in the past! This has allowed us to get involved with a special outreach and service on Sunday nights at Valley Station!

We have been going about a month now and I have to say that it is really going great! There are still a good many young married couples and young families in the church and the church is growing! Every one has been so nice and I can tell that we will have a lot in common with most of them. One couple has invited us over for dinner already but we just have to find a day that works for all of us!!:)

Anyways....... what excites me most is now I understand why Adam was and is so excited about the vision and heart of the church. The staff members and people of this church are VERY passionate about evangelism and reaching people in the community! You can just hear and see how burdened the pastor is for people around him. He is constantly looking for ideas to minister to single moms?, young "lost" men, families that need Jesus, etc. etc.. They have started the ministry on Sunday nights to try to reach the young men, and they are trying to reach kids and families... through helping kids with school work for free, etc. etc. With this being said... the whole point is not to bring any Praise to the people of the church but SOLEY to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus and many lives, and families to be changed forever!

This is so AWESOME and the Lord has really done a work on Adam and I already to be more like HIM. This has truly changed my focus about every aspect of my life and made me see that I have been getting it all wrong! I most use my life for HIM and to tell others about Jesus more frequently! :)

As I have told some of the Ninth and O girls.......... it is AMAZING how God knows what we REALLY need!:)