Our Journey

Back in August 2007, Kate and I surrendered to the call the Lord placed on our hearts to do full time ministry. We started praying for the Lords leadership and guidance to place us wherever it was He wanted us to go. In October of 2007, the Lord called us to serve at Cross Roads Baptist Church in Pelahatchie, MS. What a mission field the Lord placed us in. There are people who go over seas to do mission work but we have one of the biggest mission fields in the world right here in our own back yard, WOW! We started at the church on November 15th of that year and embarked on an incredible journey with people and students who just needed loving on. The first 3 or 4 months was tuff, with the students getting to know and trust us, it almost felt as if we were spinning our wheels and not getting any where. Then out of know where the Lord had actually been doing so much and we didn't realize it at the time until we started seeing students become very dedicated to loving the Lord, not the programs that we have become acustomed to in church, but a real relationship with the Lord. How awesome it was to be apart of what God was doing in these students but also what He was doing in our lives!
To see students want to go and do is awesome. To see them want to know more about the Lord and His word, was one of the most fulfilling things I've ever gone through. We saw students who didn't go to church and students who played church start getting involved in the ministries there, as well as in their school, how awesome is that? Wednesday nights got to be challenging because of the questions these student where asking (I haven't heard adults ask some of the questions they were asking), but that is exactly what I love!
Now for a year and three months we devoted everything we had and every part of who we are to those students and the church. On January 7, 2009 we resigned our position at the church. We have been called by the Lord to follow Him and do His work. We don't get caught up in the whole power thing that goes on in churches today (unfortunately), we serve the Lord and answer to Him. We love to walk with Lord, He has taught us many valuable lessions and has put us on our faces many times, but He is always there to pick us up. So today as I write this we are in the process of praying and seeking for the next place the Lord would have us serve. We are truly excited because we have had to totally rely on the Lord for His support.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers and words of encouragement, you will never know and words can't describe what they have meant to us. Today February 12th at 6:30 pm we have a phone interview for a church seeking a youth pastor, praise God for any oppportunity in this economy! So be in prayer with us as we seek out God's will for our lives. More to come soon