whew.. .its been quiet a long time since I have wrote. So much has happened and I wish I could recap everything but I will just hit the biggest thing.
Around Thanksgiving Aaron began praying and talking a lot about ministry. If you know us very well at all, you know this is not the first time our hearts have spent time considering if this is what God has for us. We have felt in the past God had said not yet-but this time it was different. Aaron had confirmation that now -timing was right and he enrolled for his first seminary class in January. The Lord continued to make clearer his plan for us in this as we continued seeking him. We will be beginning the process of planting an Acts 29 church in the near future by the grace of God. Acts 29 is a network that focuses on planting small, healthy Christ honoring churches in neighborhoods all over a city. We are currently attending an Acts 29 church where Aaron is being mentored/led by the pastor, Jeremy Rose, who has gone through the entire process. We are ever so thankful for he and his wife and their guidance in all of this.
The purchase of our home was hugely affected by this decision. We wanted our home to be in and around the neighborhood we hope to plant in. We close on our home Thursday or Friday of this week (still waiting to hear the final day). We are beyond excited for numerous reasons: 1. Being able to move without bumping into each other :) as has been the case in our 2 bedroom wonderful townhome, 2. Having a backyard for the girls to run and play in, 3. Being in a very fun, up and coming area of Nashville, and most importantly# 4. Beginning to meet neighbors and develop relationships with this community. This is going to be a journey for our family. There are many steps and processes along the way. We covet your prayers. I will do my best to update our blog on this and other things more frequently :/
http://www.acts29network.org/
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