Finally, the secret is out!
I have been holding my tongue for a while in respects that this is public domain, and anyone can read. (Well, yeah, I could have made a just friends entry.) Anyways, it has been a very tough month, but an extremely good month. I feel so blessed and taken care of by God. He is so faithful. There is a lot to be said aboutt rusting in Him.
I had two full time ministry opportunities. One was at the church I'm at now in Connersville, and the other wa in Versailles Kentucky. I interviewed with both churches, and both gave me an offer to come and be their Jr/Sr high Minister. After much prayerful consideration and emotion, I have decided to leave where I've been the past and minister in Versailles. The church has a website and I will post the link in the next entry. It's such a good opportunity! Christina has fallen in love with the area already, we have fallen in love with the church folk, and the youth group really recieved me well Wednesday when I visited them. (Which is interesting cause we played mofia and I killed most of them before I knew their names!) It's just so great to know where Christina and I will start out our lives in May.
It was hard yesterday annoucing to NEw Heights I was leaving. I choked up in front of everybody and I hate choking up in front of people. I think it was recieved well though. Most people were extremely supportive. I even had someone apologize for sending me a nasty email. Also, a boy from the youth group came up to me after words, hugged me, and cried like a baby for about 5 minutes. It's hard to see that, but that also assures I had some succesful ministry if it's that hard on him that I'm leaving. Apparently, one of the girls from chldrens church also cried all afternoon. Her mom said, "Don't think you didn't make an impact, because you did." A lot of adults have stated that they are extremely dissapointed, but they understand. Pray for them, because on top of my leaving, they are being faced withsome other hard decisions.
Now, I'm going to soap box it up for a sentence or so. Churches make mistakes. churches fail. The people of churches, sometimes you wonder how they call themselves christian. I know many people at CCU look at the church today compared to the brand new church in the book of Acts. They see the unbroken feloowship described, the radical community taking place, and they get frusterated. They look at the church today, splitting over a style of music, full of people who refuse to be open aboutt hier sinfulness, and say I don't want any part of that. Though I understand that frustration, that frustration should motivate us to go out there and do something about it. God can use us to change the world! Bill Hybels, Senior pastor at Willow creek, states over and over again that the church is the hope of the world! I truly believe this with all my heart. The church is the hope of the world! I am so excited to be a part of leading that hope on!
So yeah, things are good. And I haven't even mentioned how exciting and awesoem Christina's bridal shwoers were last week.
Also, I am extremely excited because my oldest best friend, Richard, who now lives in Texas, called me Saturday to tell me he booked a trip up to cincy for the wedding. I am truly excited!
I had two full time ministry opportunities. One was at the church I'm at now in Connersville, and the other wa in Versailles Kentucky. I interviewed with both churches, and both gave me an offer to come and be their Jr/Sr high Minister. After much prayerful consideration and emotion, I have decided to leave where I've been the past and minister in Versailles. The church has a website and I will post the link in the next entry. It's such a good opportunity! Christina has fallen in love with the area already, we have fallen in love with the church folk, and the youth group really recieved me well Wednesday when I visited them. (Which is interesting cause we played mofia and I killed most of them before I knew their names!) It's just so great to know where Christina and I will start out our lives in May.
It was hard yesterday annoucing to NEw Heights I was leaving. I choked up in front of everybody and I hate choking up in front of people. I think it was recieved well though. Most people were extremely supportive. I even had someone apologize for sending me a nasty email. Also, a boy from the youth group came up to me after words, hugged me, and cried like a baby for about 5 minutes. It's hard to see that, but that also assures I had some succesful ministry if it's that hard on him that I'm leaving. Apparently, one of the girls from chldrens church also cried all afternoon. Her mom said, "Don't think you didn't make an impact, because you did." A lot of adults have stated that they are extremely dissapointed, but they understand. Pray for them, because on top of my leaving, they are being faced withsome other hard decisions.
Now, I'm going to soap box it up for a sentence or so. Churches make mistakes. churches fail. The people of churches, sometimes you wonder how they call themselves christian. I know many people at CCU look at the church today compared to the brand new church in the book of Acts. They see the unbroken feloowship described, the radical community taking place, and they get frusterated. They look at the church today, splitting over a style of music, full of people who refuse to be open aboutt hier sinfulness, and say I don't want any part of that. Though I understand that frustration, that frustration should motivate us to go out there and do something about it. God can use us to change the world! Bill Hybels, Senior pastor at Willow creek, states over and over again that the church is the hope of the world! I truly believe this with all my heart. The church is the hope of the world! I am so excited to be a part of leading that hope on!
So yeah, things are good. And I haven't even mentioned how exciting and awesoem Christina's bridal shwoers were last week.
Also, I am extremely excited because my oldest best friend, Richard, who now lives in Texas, called me Saturday to tell me he booked a trip up to cincy for the wedding. I am truly excited!