Just got another $300 in today for our fundraising! This means – again – that God has provided every need that we have for the next month.
God gets all the praise! We do this for him. He uses amazing people all over the country to keep the dream alive. We can go buy more diapers and formula now. He ALWAYS provides. Always. Praise God!
So great to come home today to see our babies! It was awesome being away with Dara for a few days, but it’s so nice to get back home to the chaos and madness of our home. This is our life. Craziness and all. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Dara and I stood in the lobby of the conference center tonight telling some fellow church planters our story. We told them about leaving Orlando, responding to God’s call to Charlotte, raising our funds, etc.
We shared with them the last four months of our journey. We told them about the fact that we completely ran out of money in January and have been walking every day in faith ever since for our finances. We shared with them the present reality of our life. As we stood there in that lobby, we were 3 days away from our next pay period and around $1,000 short of our budget.
I looked them straight in the eyes and said “even if God doesn’t provide the money in time for our paycheck in three days, he will provide it by the time we need it, no doubt.” We have simply learned that God knows how to care for us. He will not let us down. Little did I know that there was an amazing group of men meeting in Orlando. They were praying for us and God put it on their hearts for their church to start supporting us at $500/month – starting tomorrow.
God is faithful. I cannot see him or touch him physically, but he has shown himself to Dara and I more times than I can count. He always provides. He really cares. He loves us and loves you so very much. Of this I am sure.
Be encouraged as you read this: he really cares, he sees every need, hears every prayer, knows every heart and listens to our cries for help. He remembers when and what we need and provides exactly on time. My life will never be the same because I have been marked by my God that cares.
Thank you, God, for your provision. Again.
These past two days have been so refreshing for Dara and I. We are literally just soaking in refreshment from God as we break away from our hectic pace and receive from some amazing men of God as they are speaking into our lives at the All Access Conference.
It has been so great to reconnect with old friends that have jumped into the church planters tribe. So crazy to see people from yesteryear that have responded to God’s call to plant life giving churches across the nation.
We heard some awesome things to day from Dino Rizzo, Chris Hodges, Greg Surratt and Ed Young, Jr. Looking forward to what tomorrow has in store.
The sessions will be streaming all day tomorrow and Wednesday from the ARC All Access Conference. If you want to watch, click here.
