Our First Sunday

Today was Pete's first day as pastor at Middle Fork Baptist Church right near Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock.  He has been preaching there for a few weeks as he finished up responsibilities at our church.  We have been going to Sunday School at our church and Middle Fork for church.  He has not yet been ordained, but that will come soon.

This morning, I went from a class of people younger and a few older than I am to Sam and Will.  We had an informal class, but it was good.  Will quoted the Bible verse we were learning, and I was happy he remembered it so quickly.  Sam has problems reading and retaining things, but he seems better at memorization; so that is something we will work on more.  He asked some great questions and answered some great questions, so I know he has been listening in Sunday School!  He did not feel well, so we checked his blood sugar.  He was 38!  That was the lowest in a while, but he bounced back with some candy and then fell asleep in church while his numbers climbed higher and then dropped again.  If I went from 38 to over 200 to 80 in an hour and a half, I would not feel good either!

We had some friends join us this morning, and I got an encouraging text to help us get started.  It's been a journey already - one I will write about later.  It's been a quick change and very tough in some ways.  But deep down, I have a peace about where God wants us to be right now.  And Middle Fork has treated us as if they have always known us, such a kind and loving group of people.

I thought the last month was a whirlwind with so many activities, responsibilities, changes, extra jobs to do, etc.  This one will be pretty busy too until the middle of the month.  Then, we hope we can settle in more.  Pete is making a trip to California, and I wish I could go with him!  I think being in a new, warm place free to read and rest sounds wonderful.  But the schedule we have is too hard to turn over right now.  And that is okay.  We either glide through time Daddy is gone, or we have some big (BIG) stories to share when he comes home.  California is far away, but it's not as far as Israel!  We trust this will be a gliding time.  And if not, we know Who will take care of us.

I will write more as we start our ministry at Middle Fork.  We are praying and trusting God to show us what we need to see.  And we pray for His guidance.  And we pray we let go of ourselves and make Him our number one priority.  Because in doing so, we want to show His love to draw people closer to Him and to everlasting life.  It's an opportunity to step out and share the good news.  The great news.  The most important news.

Thanks for your prayers!