Month: November 2015

Hello from the Inland Northwest!

I’m sorry it’s been a while since I last updated the blog. As I mentioned last time, we arrived in Spokane and hit the ground running… and it hasn’t stopped! I’m hopeful that as life becomes more stable, I will be able to update the blog more regularly. So keep checking it!

We are thankful for ways the Lord has provided for us and how He continues to affirm our call to Spokane.

• He provided a house! God gave us a great home in an awesome neighborhood. (To those sending out Christmas cards, please see our new address in the footer below!) The picture above was taken at Manito Park, two blocks from our house, and there is a cute coffee shop only three blocks away. I think I’m quickly becoming a “regular” there! Pray we will use our home well, that it would be a place of comfort, encouragement and grace to those in our life.
• He has provided an abundance of college students! Matt and I are so thankful for the opportunity to be meeting with so many university students. Matt typically has 2 to 5 meetings a day, and God has been kind to let me participate in discipling several college ladies. A few weeks ago, Matt started a guys’ Bible study in our home on Thursday nights. They are reading through “A New Man” by Dan Doriani on biblical manhood. We are thankful that in just a short month the students have been open and honest in their questions, battles with sin and desires to grow. Please pray that the Lord would give Matt and me wisdom, boldness and compassion to love them well, meet them where they are and challenge them to maturity in Christ.
• He has been very present in the transition to Spokane. Transitions are hard; moving is hard; figuring out this new community and the new normal is hard. We miss our Charlotte friends and the familiarity of the known, but as we’ve said over and over, “Hard is not bad, it’s just hard,” and in those hard times, God has been near to us and kind to surround us with sweet new friends at Coram Deo. Please pray for our continued transition. We are trying to figure out what this new normal looks like, how we can love each other well and be engaged in our new community.

Thank you for your continued prayers, encouraging text messages, and phone calls! It’s such a blessing to know that we do not go out each day alone, but that your prayers go before us. The Lord is building his church in Spokane, and I’m so thankful to you for supporting us to be a part of it! If you would like to support us monthly, please visit the Support Us page.