My Aunt Kim and Uncle Jon are starting a church plant. We've known about it since October and Bryan got more and more excited the more he talked about the church plant with K&J.
So on our way home that weekend they announced it, Bryan and I discussed the possibility of us joining them. We didn't want to move down there if it wasn't God's will so we decided to pray on it for 30 days. We had 4 friends join with us in prayer for God's will but didn't mention it to anyone else. Not even family because we wanted God to work, not anyone else.
There's a story in the Bible about Gideon and the fleece. Gideon prayed that if it was in God's will that He would soak the fleece in dew but keep the ground around it dry. And the next morning when Gideon checked the fleece, he found it full of dew.
So we "pulled out a fleece" so to speak. We asked God that if it was in his will that K&J would ask us specifically to join us in the church plant. That would be our for sure sign that God would want us down there. Like I said, we wanted to be sure that us moving would be in His will and not ours so we didn't want to go if He was closing the door.
After about 25 days we headed back down to my family's for a visit. We were anxious to see if K&J would ask us anything but after seeing them hurry through for a quick visit and not mention anything at all, we took that as a sign as in "ok, not yet, but maybe not ever." We decided to finish out praying the 30 days and let God do his thing.
Last weekend, we headed back down for another family visit (we go down there quite often, obviously). After hanging out with K&J on Sunday afternoon, Bryan asked how the church plant was going. Jon started talking and asked when we were going to move down there with a few more hints about us joining them. So Bryan asked them straight up if he was asking us to join them in the church plant. He said "Yeah!!"
So..
After discussing it with them for three hours, then the two of us discussing it on our way home, we have decided that we will allow God to work and move us to Plattsmouth, Nebraska. We don't have a time frame because we will just allow God to open doors when and if He sees fit. We're going to start by putting our house on the market and go from there.
(Anyone want a really cute 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1.5 story house? It's darling!)
So there's our big news. Be praying for us when you think about us because this is a huge bittersweet move for us. My family is there but Bryan's family is here as well as our friends and our Besties. It'll be hard to leave but if God is calling us then we will follow.
2 comments:
I have to admit when you two announced this at church this morning, I was selfish and I hated the thought of losing you all. But after hearing you both through and reading this, I know you are doing God's Will. They will be so blessed to have you ALL there! Just promise - you have to keep blogging and FB of course. We have to see those girls grow up somehow! Of course to know how it is all going. I really am happy for you. You will surely be missed!!! Even though I haven't had the chance to spend time with you, I always enjoyed seeing you at church and "A" making me laugh every time I saw her! Of course Violet...I better stop, I don't need to write a book. LOVE YA!!! Anita
praying for each of you with this move
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