In October, when I started this blog, I thought it would be a great way to journal the incredible journey that our family had been called to walk. You know, a blog a day, that chronicles everything that happens, so that years from now we could all look back and marvel at what God was doing early on in our journey of faith – the journey of a church planting family. I thought it would be great to document our thoughts, our conversations, and God’s hand of providence in motion.Then I have woke up to the realization, I wasn’t doing a very good job of that. In fact, I really had not been faithful to the original good idea at all. I’m one of those – full speed, get the job done, make sure that everyone is fully taken care of – sit down and reflect once everyone else is settled, kind of people. My last three weeks, have continued to awaken me to the reality that life just doesn’t work that way. And so now, with two kids coughing up a lung, a pile of laundry, and floors that desperately need to be washed, I am reminiscing.
Reminiscing about how God has moved in our lives, how faithful God has been, and how in the midst of absolute craziness – life has yet to feel out of control. It must be the fact that 1 year ago, Ron and I completely surrendered control of our life journey to God’s design -fully committing to walk wherever God was taking us – even if it meant giving up the comforts we had grown accustomed to.
Here is a look back at the experiences that have defined our journey:
January ‘07
- Prayer, Prayer, Prayer – that God would help us discern the stirring He had been doing in our heart for several months
February ‘07
- Commit as a couple to walk wherever God was taking us
- Trusted friends begin praying for us in our discerning process
- Begin researching church planting
March ‘07
- Narrow down some paths to pursue in church planting
April ‘07
- Ron attends National New Church Conference
- Begin talking with church planters, church planting groups, and denominations
May ‘07
- More trusted friends commit to pray for us as we now begin seriously pursuing church planting
June ‘07
- Narrow the field to two organizations we would actively purse
July ‘07
- Sign up for assessment and look to partner with the Independent Christian Church and Stadia: New Church Strategies
August ‘07
- Attend Church Planting Assessment
- Affirmed as Church Planters
September ‘07
- Connect with the NOVA church plant network
October ‘07
- Affirmed as the new NOVA church planters
- Put our house on the market
- Ron resigns from Calvary Church
November ‘07
- Attend Church Planting Boot-camp
- Sell our house
December’07
- Pack our house, move out of our home, travel for Christmas
- Start fund-raising
- Ron finishes at Calvary Church
January ‘08
- Do the mid-west family, friends and Canada tour -
- Move to Northern Virginia – Let the fun begin
February ‘08
- Settle in, tour NOVA, battle sickness
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