Update End of May

I can see people checking in on my blog with website analytics, and I guess it is your interest in reading a new church planting update. Church planting, so far, has been lots of fast and furious progress interspersed with lulls that make us wait. We are in one of those waiting times, but I look forward to sharing really amazing updates that we see on the horizon.

Here is what is happening. On the home front, we have furniture in our home. I can say home now because it is starting to feel like our home with familiar items emerging from boxes. These items are parked in temporary spots till Kristen can determine where they are supposed to go. But, as each thing comes from the storage facility and is emptied, it feels more like us here. My dad and I finished framing the laundry/pantry and covered the walls with shiplap. Our punch list still includes upper cabinets in the kitchen, new countertops, molding, and a sliding barn door so guests can't see into the laundry/pantry area. We are not finished, but we could invite guests over at this point.

Kristen is just returning from Oregon, where our other car has been parked. It will be nice to have our other car as Kristen has started work for the pregnancy clinic, Loving Choices. She is working part-time as their Development Director. I'm jealous because she has an office.

As far as the church planting is concerned, we are waiting for some things to fall into place. As we wait, we are developing relationships with those who will be our core team. I am still making contacts and inviting them to the new church, which is awkward because we are not meeting yet. Even so, people are interested. I look forward to our first gathering where our cries as a new church will glorify the living God who has made us and has called us his very own.

Keep checking in. I promise to post as soon as I have new information to share!

Bart