So much has happened!

Well Christmas came & went really quickly. Took down the Christmas tree on December 26th to prepare for the New Year. As well as the fact that I was sick of it. Fina our beautiful Chocolate lab knocked off or obliterated our Christmas decorations on a daily basis. So it was better to take the tree down as soon as possible.

January has been very busy for us. Allison started school on the 4th of January. She loves it. I am so proud of her. She is growing in leaps & bounds, she's loving it. She has been longing for learning. She is making lots of friends, loves her teacher & overall is doing great.

January will also bring the rest of our team to Portland. I am excited beyond words to watch as God pulls together the big picture. All the pieces of the puzzle are being placed together. God can see the outside of the box... He sees the finished picture. We wait patiently as He pulls us all together and begins to piece together His church. It is beautiful & scary all at the same time!!
Jeff & Liz Pershing moved here on the January 2nd & are living with us while they are waiting for there house to sell. Please be praying with them for that. Then on the 6th of January, I flew back to Phoenix to help with the drive back to Portland with Aimee Hamilton. We had a fantastic trip. Overall we made great time, especially the 2nd leg of the trip from Sacramento to Portland. We left at 5.15am & made it to Portland about 2pm. Also this last weekend we had Sam & Amanda McLellan come for interviews and apartment searching. Jake & Rachel opened up their home to them, we appreciate that so much. They came in on Wednesday and left Saturday morning.

Tomorrow we have two more of our team coming in Brooke Shnowske and Alyssa Belanger. They are coming just for the about 4 days apartment searching. It will be wonderful to have them, so we can get to know them a little better. They will make the permanent move to Portland at the end of January. We are excited. Then on Friday Derek & Kelly Wert make the long journey from Phoenix here too. God is on the move in so many ways in Portland. It is great to be a part of it all.

So please be praying for us all and all of our team. There are many changes happening. So much that has to happen. Be praying for employment, finances, favor, sale of houses,a location for us to meet and the wisdom & grace to do it all! Thank you so much for all your love and support.