The beginning.

As you can gather from previous posts, I am no longer in England.  When I left for Exmouth last August I had no idea how long I would be there. I was completely prepared to stay as long as I felt called there whether that was 2 or 20 years. To my surprise God’s plan for me in Exmouth was just for a year. A life changing year, a year of amazing growth, a year of unbelievable change. I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am for this past year, it has been incredible. Exmouth is a place filled with people who have touched my heart and it’s hard leaving a place like that. It is painful to leave after sharing you heart and life so intensly no matter the length of time. However, as difficult as it is to know that God is no longer calling me to Exmouth my heart is at peace knowing that God has a wonderful plan for my life.  As I have learned God’s plan is infinitely better than any idea I could even begin to imagine. 

Throughout this entire year I have felt God preparing my heart. I have spent the year learning about myself, my relationship with my maker, my passions, my deep desires and my purpose. In all of that learning I have felt a gentle tug on my heart towards something more. This sense of more has been growing and taking shape slowly. It was as though even before I left for England God had planted the beginning seed. As the year went on this seed has been slowing growing and taking on shape. As I look back at this year I can see how God has knitted together each experience to create a larger picture of what He is preparing me for.  I have been patiently waiting for God to reveal where I must take my first step towards His plan. With a lot of prayer God confirmed earlier this year that the first step is to trust Him and to move to Ventura. This decision has been confirmed in so many different ways. One of the largest is the fact that God has been at work in the lives of four other individuals who feel the exact same tug. So, in a week or so we will take our first steps into the deep goodness of God’s faithfulness as we move to Ventura. We each are leaving behind the certain to experience God’s provision in a new way.

I would like to invite you to pray with me about this next step. Please pray for Heather, Hanna, Camille, Jaqui and I as we truly begin to walk by faith and not by sight. There are many decisions to be made and God’s wisdom and clarity are much needed. Please pray that God would continue to reveal more of his plan for more. As we embark on a new journey of life together I would like to ask for your prayers for continued peace, provision, patience, and perseverance. Pray that the Lord prepare our hearts as we begin this adventure. It’s not going to be easy and I pray that we would each dive deeper into our relationship with God. And above all else I would like you to pray that in each and every decision, choice, and step God would be glorified.

Thank you for partnering with us in this. To God be the glory!