Great Developments

Yesterday was a pretty eventful day in our lives. It really was a day that I had been looking forward to for quite some time, and it happened in two different ways. The first is the biggest and the day I've been waiting for much longer. Our first small group was held in Fairfield Township! We had 6 others couples besides me and Erin and we are hopeful for 2-3 more in the next week or so. As we were driving along 129 (a road we will be taking quite often over the next few months) I told Erin very simply: "This is exciting!" I wasn't really sure what else to say. I thank God and praise Him for what He did. Just a few months ago we weren't even sure where the Lord was leading us to plant this church and now we have 6-9 couples on board with us (some more fully than others) who also want to see a church planted in this area. The faithfulness of God is astounding! We had a great time. We studied Scripture together about the hope that we have in the Gospel. We prayed. We laughed. We began to get to know each other. I know every night will not be like last night, but it was sweet to sit in God's Providence and love. The second thing that we have been waiting for happened once we got home. As I was getting ready to get Anna to bed I noticed a message on my phone from our realtor. I gave her a quick call and the gist of it was we now have a contract. It was revised by the bank and we signed it, had it checked over and now are simply awaiting the return of it with signatures from the bank (which the selling realtor said should go quickly) and we will get our inspections in and we are to close by November 3rd. Great answer to prayer so far, but please continue to pray for this process. God is good and it was fun to see that very visibly last night.