Wednesday, November 5, 2008

SEARCHING FOR CHURCH!

WE FOUND THIS SMALL LITTLE BAPTIST CHURCH ON PALM VALLEY ROAD LIKE 5MILES DOWN FROM OUR HOUSE AND WE JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! THE PASTOR AND HIS WIFE ARE REALLY YOUNG LIKE IN THEIR 30'S AND THE CHURCH HAS A SMALL CHIOR IT REMINDS ME OF EAST 44TH WHEN WE FIRST STARTED GOING! THERE ARE ABOUT 100 PEOPLE ON SUNDAY AND ABOUT 20-30 ON WEDNESDAYS AND IN SUNDAY SCHOOL MAYBE 50-75 SO ITS SMALL BUT NICE! THE FIRST NIGHT WE WENT , EVERYONE WELCOMED US , MADE US FEEL RIGHT AT HOME AND THE NEXT WEEK REMEMBERED OUR NAMES WAS REALLY GREATFUL WE CAME BACK AND JUST ACTED LIKE THEY KNEW US ALL ALONG. EVERYONE IS REALLY LAID BACK THERE AND FRIENDLY! TONIGHT CHRISTOPHER TALKED TO THE PASTOR FOR LIKE AN HOUR AFTER CHURCH THEY HIT IT OFF REALLY WELL, HE TOLD CHRISTOPHER HE SOUNDED LIKE HE NEEDED TO GO TO SEMINARY SCHOOL! WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KINDA COOL BECAUSE HE HAS FELT LEAD TO BE A PASTOR AND ONE DAY WANTS TO BECOME A PASTOR! I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE GOOD FRIENDS, HE ALSO TOLD US THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A PART TIME YOUTH LEADER SO I KNEW THAT WAS RIGHT UP CHRISTOPHER'S ALLEY! I KNOW HE MISSES THAT ABOUT OUR OLD CHURCH, DOING THE YOUTH AND TEACHING SUNDAY SCHOOL, SO IF ITS GOD'S WILL THAT THIS BE OUR CHURCH MAYBE HE CAN GO BACK TO TEACHING AND PREACHING LIKE AT OUR OLD CHURCH! ITS EXACTLY THE SAME STYLE AS EAST 44TH ST. THEY HAVE A SMALL CHIOR AND THEY SING HYMNS AND DO CHRISTMAS MUSICALS AND STUFF! WE JUST REALLY FEEL WELCOME AND LOVED THERE, I KNOW IT MAY BE TOO SOON TO SAY THIS IS GOING TO BE "OUR CHURCH" BUT IT JUST FEELS SO MUCH LIKE A HOME AND WE REALLY LOVE IT! JUST KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS SO WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN FINDING THE CHURCH WE ARE MEANT TO BE IN!
THANKS~
ASHLEY AND CHRISTOPHER!
OH BTW, ISAIAH LOVES THE TOYS AND NURSERY WORKERS!