THE MOVE

Wow! I Can't believe we are actually moving out of St. Clair. I thought we would have been here for ever. It's amazing where you end up when you follow God. Erin and I have been attending the same church for 25 years. We have been helping and serving in this church for 15 years. The last 4 years have been the most involved. I was the youth pastor/administrator and drummer. Erin, of course is the worship leader.

God had been dealing with us for many months, but felt like we were putting Him on the back burner. We thought it was just some things we were dealing with rather than the big change that He had for us. One day we finally made the decision to move on and continue serving but just in another location.

This is where things get crazy. We visited many churches but none we could agree on until that day. This was the day we visited SOSchurch.tv, this was the day we knew where God wanted us to be. We had so many people ask us, so where are you going? We had no idea until this day. God told Abraham go! Abraham asked God where am I going? God said, "you'll know when you get there". Wow! This was exactly what happened to us.

We have slowly built credibility with our new Pastor and church leadership. If you have ever been in the church leadership realm then you would understand this. We have heard and seen a lot of people come in and say, " I am the worship director at are old church" or I have been a youth pastor at are old place for the last 8 years". Usually when this happens your guard goes up. They want to jump in and start serving where they left off. We wanted to get to know people and of course build credibility with people. Our heart is to serve and if this is what God wanted then He would make room for us.

Now we are at a new season in our life. Things are working out great where we are and now that this has all happened, we are moving closer. This is all in God's plan. I wanted to move 13 years ago when Erin and I got married but she said she was not moving away from her family. Little did she know that God had a different plan. I believe since I was a good listening husband at that time and was very patient. Things worked out! I have learned so many things being involved at Victory. (name of our home church) I would not have changed anything. You don't go through things not to learn or experience life for no reason. I believe God was preparing us for this new change.

In saying all of this my wife also has been a great house wife or homemaker for 13 years. She was approached to apply at Joyce Meyer Ministries for an Administrative Assistant/Conference Coordinator position. There were many applicants with more experience than she had. We prayed about it and agreed that she apply. Remember, she has not worked outside the home since High School. This was a big big change for us. Two weeks later, she gets the job. This has been a blessing for us since I am self employed. Not only does the money help but the benefits are great!

We move June 15th into our new home in Fenton, MO. We are so excited but of course a little scared at the same time. We have been trusting God in this whole life change experience and things seem to be working great and smooth.

My advice is Trust God in all things, lean on His understanding and not yours. Sometimes we let out feelings and ideas get in the way of what God wants. Sometimes what God wants is not always what we want. Sometimes it is uncomfortable to do what He is asking us to do. You have to get on the wave and ride it until you land where He wants you to.

We love everyone who has been supporting us in this whole life change and move. Please continue to pray for our journey with Him.