BIG NEWS

"I alone know the plans I have for you...plans to bring about the future you hope for." Jeremiah 29:11

After many days, weeks, months of praying and waiting on God, we finally have an idea about what our future holds. Just as this scripture says, God does promise to bring those things we hope for. We have had to believe this against many odds. Today, we heard that we will be moving to Vandalia, IL. I will be the pastor of Parkview Free Methodist Church beginning in August.

We visited the church and met some folks there on Saturday. The Leadership Summit of the Gateway Conference inspired us. It was amazing how many people we knew there and we felt very welcomed.

So, once again, we went into these situations feeling like strangers, but found that we were really among friends. We happened upon saints....notorious and respected Free Methodists that we had only known previously in history books (such as Bob Cranston)....and some other ordinary yet no less respected saints such as Eric Watterson.

The saints that housed us were Karl and Deb Somerville. I like to call their house that was built circa 1915 the "Somerville Resort." The woodwork that is typical for that time period was gorgeous. They also showered us with great hospitality including Starbucks coffee. The picture here is the scrumptious "Strawberry Shortcake" made with the old fashioned Bisquick recipe. It was modified and made with Splenda just for me. OUT OF THIS WORLD good.

I do feel blessed to have such a great assembly of saints surrounding us. I think of those who have blessed my life in the past and those who I have recently encountered that have blessed my life, and I even feel blessed in knowing that God will bless us with even more new saints in the future.