We sat in the conference room today with Serena, our housekeeper and food service person, and looked at the calendar of upcoming events. Starting with this weekend (March 26-28), we have eight consecutive weekends booked. This is a big deal for Shepherd's Staff, who had a total of 16 events in the first six months of 2010. It's also a big deal for the staff (all of us) as we adapt to the changes that a busier season brings. It is that odd phase of growth where we see huge potential, exciting new adventure, and the need for additional staff. However, we cannot bring on new staff before the ministry is ready and God has led us there, so the challenge is to be patient and wait for His timing.
Mostly, though, we praise God for how far He has brought our family and this ministry in the past year. Twelve months ago we were packing, wondering what the future held, and imagining life in Kansas. Now that we've been here a while, we seem to be finding our stride in family and ministry. Tim has met hundreds of pastors, made connections with many churches, and begun the process of discovering how we can serve them. Our family is reaching out to the community through the monthly Free Family Movie and relationships. And our family is growing internally, learning to relate more intentionally within the family and with those we come into contact with.
I was recently reading chapters from "On Being A Servant of God". The author makes the point that each place God puts us is in preparation...whether for growth, the next position, or for serving others. I think we are really seeing how God used our experiences at Camp Rock and Table in the Wilderness to prepare us for service at Shepherd's Staff. I pray that we have also learned from our previous experiences in relationships and service and are applying that to our current lives, too.
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