What's Coming Up?
Many of you know The family and I were in Canada for Easter. We had the privilege of working with Starting Point Church. We assisted with an outreach on Saturday and with the children's service on Sunday. Wow. I don't have time to go into all of that in this post but let me just say, A-MAZ-ING! and God is working. Neil and I were also able to talk about, with the necessary people, the How and the When of our move.
We were told to shoot for an August 1 move date, plan on July sometime to come find a home. That seemed soooo great! That gave us plenty of time to get things in order, price check somethings, and begin the ever important but extremely challenging fundraising venture - so we can have the means to obtain a place to live. However, in the last few days some of that has been fast-tracked. Our realtor says we need to be there by the first or second weekend in June to find a place if we want to be able to move in August. That is only a few weeks away. We would have to do so much: see if Neil could get time off work, find someone to watch our kids, purchase flights, and have the chunk of cash for all the required deposits.
I must say I was feeling a little like Charlie Brown when we got that email.
But God wasn't at all surprised. This is His story after all. The first weekend in June was the only free weekend that Neil would have been able to get off anyway. The flight prices weren't all that inflated despite the short time frame and it being nearly summer. It looks like between our parents our children will be well taken care of (if not completely spoiled). And the chunk of cash we need? Well, God will provide that somehow. I know this because He has taken care of everything else in just the right time. He will with the monetary side of things too. He is God overall.
The Goings.
I know what some of you are thinking...so how are they going? Are they going with the Bank? The short answer to that is, no. Before our Easter trip Neil and I had a confirmation that the Bank was not the route we were to take. To go with the Bank would mean that we would essentially transplant our life from Orange Park, Florida to Toronto, Canada. Our life here is good, we serve greatly and we love it, but we are being called to more. We both had the sense that we were to get out of the comfort zone and to work with multiple church planters.
Your next question may be something like; so what exactly are you going to be doing? This is good question with an interesting answer. Neil will be working for NAMB (North American Mission Board) in the SEND city of the Greater Toronto Area, or GTA. Some of this will mean he helps planters with the financial side of the planter's church plant. Another part of this is a little harder to explain. Right now the the office NAMB guys are able to do their jobs and assist church planters with the ins and outs of starting their plant. But soon, very soon the number of planters will be too great for them to do this effectively. One of Neil's primary roles will be to assist the planters on the ground level, be their advocate and voice as well as share with the planters the needs and expectations from the NAMB leaders. During one of our meetings the statement was made that Neil would be like the cream of the Oreo, holding together the two major parts of church planting. This is an integral part of making sure planters are successful and we are honored to have it laid before us.
Now some of you may being wondering...what will Kaytee be doing? I will be serving as the "Meet the Need Wife". When assistance is needed, when a spot needs to be filled - that will be my roll. We have already committed to Starting Point Church and I know I will be actively serving there just as I do here. And once we get settled, we hope to start a small group in our home with our neighbors.
Right now that is where we are and what we are doing. More details to come soon! Please keep praying!
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