One Month Closer!

It has been a little over a month since Karl and I found out that we are going to be moving to Northern Ireland for our year with the YAV program.  Since then, we have been slowly moving through all of the items that need to be completed before our departure.  The biggest item we have been working on is fundraising; we need to raise $16,000 for our service obligation.  As we have been sending out fundraising letters to all of our family, church family and friends, we have realized how truly blessed we are to have so many loving people whom we have formed great relationships with here on this earth!   We are so grateful to have such a multitude of people who we can count on for support through this upcoming year. 

Karl and I can’t wait to find out what our work placements are going to be for the upcoming year.  We still do not know which church or community center we will be working in, but our site coordinator, Doug Baker, is getting very close to lining out those details for us.  Before Doug could arrange our site placements, he asked Karl and me to decide whether or not we want to be placed in the same work sites.  We decided that we would be pushed further in our walk of faith if we branched out and served in separate places.  Therefore, we will be working in separate churches and community centers in order to form distinct relationships and face different experiences which we can share with each other.  However, we will have the opportunity to visit each other’s respective church once a month so that we can experience each other’s worship service.  Since we will not be able to worship together on a regular basis, we are planning on setting aside time weekly to share in quiet, home worship.

As we continue to prepare for our year of service, we are learning that new experiences are waiting for us.  These new experiences will hopefully challenge our faith and compel us to lean on God and each other in order to grow as Christ’s disciples.  We thank you all for your love and support, and ask that you continue to keep us in your prayers.