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MID-WEEK BLOG #1 ... October 2, 2018

MID-WEEK BLOG #1 ... October 2, 2018
What Is Happening?
Today I begin a new weekly post called Mid-Week Blog. Simply, it will discuss three things:

   1. Things Happening in Our Lives

   2.Things Happening in Our Mission Efforts

   3.Things Happening in Our Future Plans

PAST >>> We left Florida in July of 2017 to become part of SEND Phoenix Church Planting Team under the North American Mission Board (NAMB). We then arrived in Phoenix in early August securing an apartment later in the month. We went through the NAMB SEND Assessment Retreat in early October. At that time our planting pastor/mentor became gravely ill and it put us in a very hard position. Circumstances then led to a returning to Florida in March. Just the other day, I told my family that we've been back in Florida the same amount of time as we were in Phoenix. So time really flies.

PRESENT >>> We've been seeking the Lord as to what turn we should make next. In our seeking, we found a church in one of the areas that our hearts have been drawn to on the Atlantic coast of Central Florida. The church has already planted a number of churches over the past 50 years in the area and they have stepped up their efforts in church planting as this area of the Space Coast is experience expansive growth. Just over a month ago, Kathy and I have become involved with the NAMB SEND PipeLine for Church Planting (the same one we tried to hard to get on in Arizona) and we are involved in a small group involved in this process. You can explore their website to see their heart for the Mission of Church Planting. This current module will take us until April to complete. During the time of working through the PipeLine, Kathy and I asking God to make clear His timing and place for a new church plant.

FUTURE >>> That is still coming! And we will share more as we know more!

PRAYER NEEDS:
  >> PT or FT work in the Melbourne, Palm Bay, Sebastian area
  >> Affordable Housing to not only be what we need but what we can use for Missional            efforts
  >> A clear, unmistakable section of the city of Melbourne, or the surrounding area to               church plant


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