I just have to say that God is awesome. God is constantly challenging me and walking along side me as He asks me to follow him and serve Him. Although I love all the growing and challenges I have faced (love after I see the big picture), I shed many tears through the process.
As I sit here in Grand Junction and it hits me that I could be living here in a couple of weeks, I cry some more. I am a person that truly doesn't like change. Change is very hard for me, yet I get excited about it too! That is what is so better sweet about it.
Tonight as Jon and I sat in the hotel room that River of Life Alliance got for us, we prayed. As we sat praying I couldn't stop the tears. Just being here realizing that God is about to take us on an adventure of our life that we can't possible understand what will all come from it. I thought about all the people I have built friendships with in Omaha and how much I love them all and it is going to be so hard to leave. I cried knowing that I would be leaving yet again another best friend. A friend that God brought into my life at a time that I was really struggling. Someone that has had a similar life experience as me and who has been able to encourage me just as I have been able to encourage her. I also cried thinking of my nanny family. A family that has truly become like family. A friendship that I have developed with the mom and the love I have for the kids is like the love I have for my own niece and nephews.
Life brings many trials and changes. Although I cry and address these emotions I am feeling, it is only because we are feeling that God is calling us to Grand Junction and that we will be starting a new adventure. We are very excited about what God holds for us and what is next for us. Grand Junction is beautiful and full of really great people. As with any situation we will most likely face trials, but we are eager to serve our Lord and know that no matter what we face God will be walking right beside us and leading us through it. But we have truly been blessed by our time in Grand Junction and if the church feels that God is calling us here and that we would be a good fit with them, we will accept the offer to come and serve the Lord along side their church and staff.
Thank you to everyone who has prayed and continues to pray for us. We so very greatly appreciate it and we continue to ask you to keep us in your prayers.
Next steps will be we will let Rob, the lead pastor, know that we are interested in the position. The church will then be able to give the elder board some thoughts and feed back about how they feel about us on Sunday the 12th. On the 13th the board will get together and make a decision, and on tuesday the 14th we should know what their decision is.
Please keep the board in your prayers as they have a big decision to make. As much as we would love for you to pray that they choose us, we more want you to pray that the team seeks God's will and that their hearts and ears are open to God's direction. Our biggest priority is to serve God and do that where ever he is calling us.
We have enjoyed a night off of a crazy, busy, fun week of meeting people and eating. Tomorrow we start a bit of a busy weekend as we go hiking with the youth group tomorrow morning, lunch with the Worship pastor and his wife, and dinner with another family from the church that night. The Sunday busy with church, pizza meet & greet and ice cream social. You can pray for continued energy through the rest of the weekend and that when we get back to Omaha we have energy to enter back into our normal routine!
Thank you all again! We love you all and are so glad you have been and still are a part of our lives!
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