First Sunday

Yesterday was our first Sunday as pastor of Landmark Baptist Church. It was such a blessing to begin this new phase of our lives with complete confidence that we are right in the middle of God's working here in Clio. God graciously led throughout the day and manifested His presence in each service. God led me to teach on committment to the local church in Sunday school, Titus 2:11-12 in the morning service, and Psalm 127:9 in the evening. There were several significant victories won throughout the day.

We praise the Lord for the people of LBC. They have been so loving and have expressed there support of our leadership many times over. It has been an exhausting but thrilling week and we are very excited about what God will do through us as we humbly depend upon Him.

Please enjoy the pictures of our first Sunday and of the church building.

First Service at Landmark Baptist Church

We are thrilled with what God is doing in our lives by calling us to Landmark Baptist Church. Last night, we held our first Wednesday night service as pastor of the church. We had a sweet time of prayer and the Lord met with us as I preached from I Peter 5:1-9. After the service the church suprised us with a ice cream and cake reception after the service. There, the folks presented us with many thoughtful and generous gifts including U of M t-shirts for all of us including Megan! I, of cours, thought this to be quite appropriate! All in all, it was a great time of fellowship with our church family. We are continuing to move into our new living and work places. We will begin to look for a house next week. Thank you for your interest and prayers.

We're Moved!

After two long weeks of sorting, trashing, cleaning, boxing, fast food, and goodbyes, we are finally fully moved from Milwaukee to Mayville (Clio), MI! Thanks for the many people who helped us. Particularly thanks to four men from Landmark Baptist in Clio who came all the way to Milwaukee to help us move. We also cannot express our gratitude enough to Jessica Chaney and Kristin Allen from Falls who have given us countless hours of their time during the last several weeks. We also appreciate the many others who helped us on Monday. It was a great blessing, and the move went as smoothly as possible. God answered prayer regarding the weather. Scattered thunderstorms were forecasted throughout the day, but we did not have a drop of rain until after the last box was loaded!. We finished cleaning the house around 4:30 and left at 5:30. We endured a long journey and arrived in Mayville around 3:30 in the morning. Needless to say, we are exhausted but excited about starting this new phase of our lives. Please enjoy the pictures of our move as well as a photo of matching dresses that were made and given to Lis and Megan as a goodbye gift from Miss Chaney.

Preschool Farewell

Last Wednesday, the preschool division at Falls threw us a farewell party at our weekly meeting. One of the ladies made a U of M themed ice cream cake -very appropriate! They also presented us with several thoughtful and generous gift including a digital picture frame (with a pre-loaded message and pics), and a display box for Lis of our preschool themes song- "Joy In Serving Jesus". We have greatly enjoyed our time leading the preschool division and will miss all of the teachers that we have had the pleasure of working with. Thank you for the party!

Welcome!

Well, you found our new family blogsite! Congratulations!!! We are planning to post pictures, videos, and family updates from time to time so that people who care (like you) can log on and nose in on what is going on in our lives. As you know, we have recently been led of the Lord to move from Milwaukee to Clio, Michigan. We are currently in the midst of packing and preparing for our move on Monday, July 5th. Pray for no rain on Monday, and for the protection and wisdom of the Lord that we desparately need. We are very much looking forward to being Michiganders again and to beginning what we believe to be our life's work at Landmark Baptist Church. When you think of it, please pray for God's provision of the right house. The boys are thrilled that we are staying at grandmas! (we are too) However, we do want to find the right place (before too long) and begin the next chapter of our lives in beautiful Clio!

Well, until next time...