The Lord is teaching Heston & I many lessons. As you know, the Lord led us away from Northland this past summer for Heston to take a job at LBC. However, Heston will not be retuning to work at LBC in the fall. I think we have known that he would not be going back since this past November, but now his last day will be April 30. It has been difficult to sort through the feelings and questions of why God brought us here if the job opportunity that brought us here is no longer. We have been forced to trust God in an even greater way. We had to trust God to leave Northland as neither of us wanted to leave, but God led us each step of the way and we know that He led us here for a reason. It is hard to understand His ways, but we can rest assured that His ways are far above our ways. These are uncertain times and we are unsure of what the next step will be, but we know God will lead us and guide us as only He can do.
We have found a great church to be a part of and have enjoyed the fellowship and spiritual growth. We are praying about getting involved in the junior high youth group and have joined a small group which has been so beneficial to building Christian friendships and accountability. We are praying about becoming members and want to make sure that this is the church that we are to be members of.
We were able to see Northland’s Men’s volleyball team play in a tournament at LBC 2 weeks ago. It was WONDERFUL to see familiar faces and enjoy the fellowship with the Herron’s. After they left Heston & I both teared up as we miss NBBC so much. We allowed ourselves to wonder what would have happened if we would have chosen to stay at Northland. But they we caught ourselves and reminded ourselves that God brought us here to PA and away from Northland for a reason. It was especially fun to see my good friend Jamie’s little brother, Chris. He has grown up a lot!
We would covet your prayers as we seek the Lord about what to do. We know He has a plan for us and we can rest in that. We have several opportunities and trust the Lord to lead us down the right path. We will keep you all posted as the Lord makes His will known.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Learning Lessons
Posted by Kelli at 6:23 PM
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Kelli (& Heston),
Thanks for you note. I will be praying for you guys. We moved to St. Louis last summer and it has been a harder transition then we expected and I know we really miss the friendships and fellowship we had in Virginia. So I know how easily it is to look back and ask the "what if's" We will be praying for you as you make decisions and seek to understand God's direction for you both.
Rebecca Townsend
For such a time as this - God knows why he had you in this place for this time and length and he has plans for your future. Keep looking to Him!
You both just came to my mind and I wanted to see what was going on with you guys. Nate & I will be praying for you that you will be able to find His path for your lives:)
Thanks for your transparency - many, many Christians struggle with this. Jon and I have gone through the same thing with our past two moves. But with the King as our Father, we can rest in knowing that He is in control and has plans for our every step. Maybe the Lord didn't just want to get you to LBC, but to use LBC to get you to your next step. He is loving and good and will uphold you!
Lacey
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