We're on the Parkersburg leg of this road trip and currently sitting at a Panera Bread borrowing their wi-fi.
God has been so good to us this past week. Each stop we have made has been full of encouragement and divine appointments. I can't tell you how blessed Carly and I have felt as we've been puttin the miles on this little red car over the past few days. Family, old friends, and new friends alike have opened their homes, guest bed rooms, and kitchen tables to us in an incredibly loving fashion.
My lap top battery is nearly dead, so I have to make this short, but I just wanted to get a note up to thank all those along our journey and praise God for His goodness. His ways, His plans, His timing is far better than anything I could come up with. May His kingdom come and His spirit move freely...
-ZB
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Road Trip
Hey Folks!
The past week has been awesome, and the week ahead looks like it's gonna be a fun one too. It looks like it's shaping up to be a great road trip full of support raising appointments. God has already lined up a lot of these appointments, but I'm sure there will be more added as the week goes on.
Tonight, we are headed to Greenbrier County, WV for the evening. Then on Friday we're traveling through southern VA visiting family. On Saturday I'm hoping to connect with some old friends from Washington, DC followed by a friend's wedding that afternoon. Saturday night we'll travel to Damascus, Maryland where we will stay with a couple we have been friends with for years. Sunday morning we'll have church and lunch there and then drive to Ellwood City, PA where we'll be until Monday morning when we have some great connections to be made in Pittsburgh followed by a few other stops on the way south to Buckhannon, WV. Tuesday and Wednesday we'll be in Buckhannon, before heading towards Parkersburg Wednesday night. We'll be in Parkersburg until Thursday night when we go to Charleston and wrap up our week next Friday before heading to SC for a week of beach fun, weddings, and more support raising.
In the midst of this packed week, God has continued to teach me about humility and His desire to work through His body to reach the nations. So here are a few questions I've been chewing on lately...
- How can I as a member of the Body of Christ help other members get more involved?
- How can I as a member of the Body of Christ work to see His body unified?
- He is the maker and creator of all...if so, what did He create in me that He wants to use that I'm not using yet?
Thanks for praying for us folks. Keep it up, we know that we can't move forward without them.
Until next time,
ZB
The past week has been awesome, and the week ahead looks like it's gonna be a fun one too. It looks like it's shaping up to be a great road trip full of support raising appointments. God has already lined up a lot of these appointments, but I'm sure there will be more added as the week goes on.
Tonight, we are headed to Greenbrier County, WV for the evening. Then on Friday we're traveling through southern VA visiting family. On Saturday I'm hoping to connect with some old friends from Washington, DC followed by a friend's wedding that afternoon. Saturday night we'll travel to Damascus, Maryland where we will stay with a couple we have been friends with for years. Sunday morning we'll have church and lunch there and then drive to Ellwood City, PA where we'll be until Monday morning when we have some great connections to be made in Pittsburgh followed by a few other stops on the way south to Buckhannon, WV. Tuesday and Wednesday we'll be in Buckhannon, before heading towards Parkersburg Wednesday night. We'll be in Parkersburg until Thursday night when we go to Charleston and wrap up our week next Friday before heading to SC for a week of beach fun, weddings, and more support raising.
In the midst of this packed week, God has continued to teach me about humility and His desire to work through His body to reach the nations. So here are a few questions I've been chewing on lately...
- How can I as a member of the Body of Christ help other members get more involved?
- How can I as a member of the Body of Christ work to see His body unified?
- He is the maker and creator of all...if so, what did He create in me that He wants to use that I'm not using yet?
Thanks for praying for us folks. Keep it up, we know that we can't move forward without them.
Until next time,
ZB
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Humility
While "transition" may be the word to describe the past few months of my life, "humility" is the word of the week this week. God has been using the beautiful union known as marriage to teach both Carly and I both a lot about the word humility.
I have been stuck in Psalm 8 and John 13...humble humble humble. I even stumbled across a series of sermon notes I have from a time a mentor of mine had preached back to back sermons entitled "Humility." God's doing a work. That's for sure, and it's one that is drawing us closer to Him and each other.
With this humility has come opportunities to love our on neighbors. We have met a lady on our street who lives alone and have had her over for dinner. She reminds me a lot of my older sisters and after some visiting she and Carly found a lot in common. They have even gone running a few times together. Another of our neighbors stopped by asking for money, and after a long conversation, he is planning on coming to church with Carly and I on Sunday. We've been praying for opportunities to reach out, and God has been providing them. It's incredible to begin making these initial steps into our community and our role God has called us to.
So praise God for His work, and please be praying for us, for our neighbors, and for humility to reign in our household.
Until next time,
ZB
I have been stuck in Psalm 8 and John 13...humble humble humble. I even stumbled across a series of sermon notes I have from a time a mentor of mine had preached back to back sermons entitled "Humility." God's doing a work. That's for sure, and it's one that is drawing us closer to Him and each other.
With this humility has come opportunities to love our on neighbors. We have met a lady on our street who lives alone and have had her over for dinner. She reminds me a lot of my older sisters and after some visiting she and Carly found a lot in common. They have even gone running a few times together. Another of our neighbors stopped by asking for money, and after a long conversation, he is planning on coming to church with Carly and I on Sunday. We've been praying for opportunities to reach out, and God has been providing them. It's incredible to begin making these initial steps into our community and our role God has called us to.
So praise God for His work, and please be praying for us, for our neighbors, and for humility to reign in our household.
Until next time,
ZB
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Married and Moved in!
Hey everybody!
I can't believe it's already June, but praise God for His sustaining power. Carly and I had an aweosme wedding, a phenominal honeymoon, and have been having a blast moving into our apartment this week. We arrived here in Huntingon, WV on Sunday, June 6th and hit the ground running. I'm currrently sitting at a Steak Escape with wi-fi because we can't get our internet connected in our apartment until next week. One step at a time our new life is coming together, and God's work is evident with each new day.
We are both really excited about getting into the church plant here. (River Ridge Church - Teays Vallley) There are so many exciting things that we are going to be stepping into over the next few months, but we aren't going to bite off more than we can chew. The mentoring relationships that we're going to have with my new pastor and his wife - Chad and Sarah Cobb - have got us really excited. They are amazing couple with four beautiful children, and Carly and I have truly been blessed by God's providential work in bringing our paths to a point that we can labor along side the Cobbs for this season.
There's so much more to share and tell, but more will come later. In the mean time, please be praying for Carly and her mom (Rhonda Stout) who are in the middle of planning a mission trip to Haiti for 10 days at the end of July. So with less than two months left, they are anxious and busy getting details worked out. A heavy prayer covering is essential for them and the team going with them.
You'll be hearing from us again soon, folks. Thanks for your interest and your prayers.
Over and Out,
ZB
This journey that
I can't believe it's already June, but praise God for His sustaining power. Carly and I had an aweosme wedding, a phenominal honeymoon, and have been having a blast moving into our apartment this week. We arrived here in Huntingon, WV on Sunday, June 6th and hit the ground running. I'm currrently sitting at a Steak Escape with wi-fi because we can't get our internet connected in our apartment until next week. One step at a time our new life is coming together, and God's work is evident with each new day.
We are both really excited about getting into the church plant here. (River Ridge Church - Teays Vallley) There are so many exciting things that we are going to be stepping into over the next few months, but we aren't going to bite off more than we can chew. The mentoring relationships that we're going to have with my new pastor and his wife - Chad and Sarah Cobb - have got us really excited. They are amazing couple with four beautiful children, and Carly and I have truly been blessed by God's providential work in bringing our paths to a point that we can labor along side the Cobbs for this season.
There's so much more to share and tell, but more will come later. In the mean time, please be praying for Carly and her mom (Rhonda Stout) who are in the middle of planning a mission trip to Haiti for 10 days at the end of July. So with less than two months left, they are anxious and busy getting details worked out. A heavy prayer covering is essential for them and the team going with them.
You'll be hearing from us again soon, folks. Thanks for your interest and your prayers.
Over and Out,
ZB
This journey that
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