We finally moved to Bellingham! We are excited and a bit disoriented. Moving can be exhausting on numerous levels. My back is feeling a bit fatigued from not lifting w/ the legs, but it is basically “back” to normal (bad pun). We felt so blessed to have had so many people help us load and unload the truck. Thanks to those who helped. Emotionally moving is also challenging. I don’t enjoy living in chaos, but we are getting that figuring out too. I will be glad when I don’t have to think too hard where things are. K8 has been awesome w/ the move, making things work in a smaller place. Montana has also been awesome. We wondered how she would adjust to a new environment, but she has made some new friends and discovered many new exciting places to play. Our new neighbors have welcomed us so warmly, w/ helping us unload, w/ food, and greetings. We’re excited to get to know them all better.
Now that we’re here and roughly moved in, the task becomes gaining a strategy for the church plant. I’ve been intrigued by how Jesus built into His disciples. He called them from where they were at in Luke 5-6, then He built into them in Luke 7-8, and then in Luke 9 He sent them out to serve. Calling, building, sending, I like these things in regard to how we might do church, although the language could be contextualized. These are things we can be doing both now and 5 years from now. I like the idea of trying to focus on these things concurrently. We can be hanging out w/ folks, whether that means joining book clubs and running clubs, or watching movies and eating in our home. We can be looking into God’s word w/ people, or praying together. And, we can begin serving our neighbors and neighborhood in practical ways w/ others. It seems simple. Maybe I’m naïve, but I’m going to start w/ those 3 things as we get to know people around us in our new neighborhood and town. I’m sure it will get chiseled as we continue the journey, and discern w/ others. Let me know if you are interested in walking this journey w/ us.
We finally moved to Bellingham! We are excited and a bit disoriented. Moving can be exhausting on numerous levels. My back is feeling a bit fatigued from not lifting w/ the legs, but it is basically “back” to normal (bad pun). We felt so blessed to have had so many people help us load and unload the truck. Thanks to those who helped. Emotionally moving is also challenging. I don’t enjoy living in chaos, but we are getting that figuring out too. I will be glad when I don’t have to think too hard where things are. K8 has been awesome w/ the move, making things work in a smaller place. Montana has also been awesome. We wondered how she would adjust to a new environment, but she has made some new friends and discovered many new exciting places to play. Our new neighbors have welcomed us so warmly, w/ helping us unload, w/ food, and greetings. We’re excited to get to know them all better.
Now that we’re here and roughly moved in, the task becomes gaining a strategy for the church plant. I’ve been intrigued by how Jesus built into His disciples. He called them from where they were at in Luke 5-6, then He built into them in Luke 7-8, and then in Luke 9 He sent them out to serve. Calling, building, sending, I like these things in regard to how we might do church, although the language could be contextualized. These are things we can be doing both now and 5 years from now. I like the idea of trying to focus on these things concurrently. We can be hanging out w/ folks, whether that means joining book clubs and running clubs, or watching movies and eating in our home. We can be looking into God’s word w/ people, or praying together. And, we can begin serving our neighbors and neighborhood in practical ways w/ others. It seems simple. Maybe I’m naïve, but I’m going to start w/ those 3 things as we get to know people around us in our new neighborhood and town. I’m sure it will get chiseled as we continue the journey, and discern w/ others. Let me know if you are interested in walking this journey w/ us.
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