moving across the country...again.

So...as some of you know we've been in a "transitional" place for a while now as we've been fixing up our house and preparing for whatever was next. Well, the house is on the market (not sold yet, so if you know of anyone looking... :) and we are going to make a move.

In two weeks we will be moving to South Carolina to be Family Teachers for middle school age boys!! This has happened quickly and unexpectedly, and has most definitely been a plan of God's because there is no other way to explain how this has all come together. We started talking about doing this type of ministry/job about a year ago and have been picking our friend's brains (Mike and Bethany Collins, who currently work there) for months about what this job is, what it looks like daily, and if this is something we could do. We decided that it wasn't what we wanted to do at the moment and began to pursue Mars Hill. Slowly our Seattle plans began to fall through and one night we had a long conversation with many realizations and/or revelations that we should be on a different track and should seriously reconsider the Family Teacher position. So, to make a long story short...we set up an interview at Thornwell in Clinton, South Carolina (where two couples we know from Taylor currently work, the Collins and the Smiths) on the way home from our mid-west vacation to visit family. We went with the intention of just checking it out and with the understanding that there wasn't a position available. Well, we were surprised to say the least. We were so impressed with Thornwell and the people there and felt a peace that there was something there for us. Before we left, we were offered a position and after taking the weekend to think and pray about it we just accepted it yesterday.

So what does this mean? It means we'll be living with up to 8 (but starting with 3) middle school boys for 9 days and then we'll have 5 days off. We'll basically be like house parents but also more like teachers in some ways. It's a ministry, for sure and we're so excited for it. We'll both be employed there full time, while being able to be home full-time with Sydney too! This type of ministry has defintely been on our hearts for a long time...in one form or another...and we're excited to kind of get back to our roots in a way. You can check out Thornwell's website for more info on it: www.thornwell.org

Please pray with us that our house will sell quickly! We know God's hand is in the details of this move because we needed Josh's truck to sell before we left and it sold today, within 2 hours of it being for sale....maybe He'll do that for the house too? :) We can hope!

It will be hard to leave Siloam...it has become home to us. BUT, we are excited for the adventure before us and God has shown us that he is clearly in these plans....what's better than that?