Church Plant Update - Feb 2023

Our send off Sunday is March 26. We will begin packing our moving truck the following week and then we are driving to Arkansas. Please be in prayer for our move.

We just returned from a trip to Arkansas. Our main focus was to spend time with our realtor and find a home. We looked at many homes but none stood out, and we eliminated almost everything that we looked at. However, God had another purpose for us. We made some amazing connections with people who were excited for us to plant a new church. We don’t know how these relationships will develop but we continue to connect with people who want to help us plant. This is so exciting as we watch God go before us. Psalm 127:1 continues to resonate in my mind. “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.

This weekend was the 3 Strand network retreat. The network church planters here in the PNW are committed to coaching me via zoom on a bi-weekly basis. I am encouraged to have such great advisors who have all successfully planted churches.

Today I preached at Communion Church in Mount Vernon. What a wonderful church. Everyone was so encouraging and willing to partner with us in through prayer and support. Over the next three weeks, I will be preaching at Crossway as Moises travels to Mexico. Then on March 19th, I will preach at Roots Church in Stanwood WA. Somewhere in that busy schedule we will fly to Sacramento to interview the NAB and see if they are a good fit for us as a church planting partner.

Pray for us! 1. Pray we find a home in Arkansas. We may need to wait until we arrive in April and rent while we look. Pray we have wisdom and patience to wait on God’s provision. 2. Pray for us as we discern where in NW Arkansas the Lord will have us plant. The possible areas to plant a church have changed a bit to either Fayetteville in the south or Bentonville in the north. Pray that we are united in this decision. 3. Pray for our move. March 26th will come quickly. The next update will be from Arkansas.