I consider myself blessed to go through each step of life with you readers. You’ve celebrated with us at each milestone - such as our marriage, new jobs and the birth of our daughter, Hannah - and been there for us with everything in between. And it is with great excitement that we announce life’s next step for our family as we sense God pointing us in a whole new direction.
After laboring in prayer over a few years and ministering to college students at our home church in Tyler, we realize our calling to be missionaries within the United States. Specifically, God has led us to Fort Collins, Colorado, where we have been called to start a church and build a community of faith with other young adults and their families. In fact, our goal is to move there before school starts next year.
We have the beginnings of a team in place that includes our best friends, David and Laura Sutton and their little boy, Josiah. David will serve as the pastor. And Chris will serve as the worship leader/associate pastor. There are so many other details I could share about this new journey for us, but I’m honestly afraid I’d bog you down in the nitty-gritty. So if you want more details, just ask. It’s just such an exciting time for us!
I want you to partner with us in prayer as we follow God's lead. We've never started a church from scratch! Not to mention it's hard to move across the country, especially when we’re moving away from other close family and friends. Also, pray for the folks in Fort Collins. We’ve truly fallen in love with this community and long to share what matters most to us, and that’s the love of Christ.
You can keep up with our progress in a number of ways. Obviously, I'll post some updates here. But you can follow us on Twitter, become a fan of our Facebook page or check out our blog -- all of which you can visit from our website, iheartfortcollins.com.
Whew! I'm so glad to finally share that. Here's a picture Chris took from a recent trip to Fort Collins at Christmas. Beautiful, huh?
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