chrisanddree

Just thougt I'd give a quick update. We are currently trying to figure out the whole moving process to Bellevue; looking at houses, figuring out how much we can afford, establishing a budget, and (ugh...) finding a cell phone plan. Can I just say that it drains me to go through all the rigamarole of comparing at AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.

There are some fun, OLD houses in Bellevue most of which need some pretty good updates. Please pray for us, we really need wisdom through all this. We'll let you know what we find.

Chris

I am sorry I have not posted anything since last week. It was a little busy and Dree and I have both been sick.

We are heading for Bellevue, OH it looks like. After the trip to Little Rock God made it clear that it wasn't the place for us. It is a great church with wonderful people doing wonderful things but it just wasn't the place He wanted us. We came back and contacted Bellevue Alliance and they are getting their final offer put together. We should see it sometime in the next couple of days and then we'll plan our candidacy weekend.

The candidacy weekend is just a formality because this is a staff hire and, therefore, directly under the authority of the pastor. We're thinking that Andrea will be able to give her two weeks notice by the end of this week, at least. We don't know exactly when we'll be moving but it should be sometime in the next month or two.

Thanks for praying with us through this process. It seems so trite to just write that, but your prayers mean more than I could ever put into words.

Chris

Dree and I are about to head out to our final meeting with Grace Church. It's just an informal lunch with the pastor to make sure that there are no unanswered questions.

Our weekend has been tiring but really fun. My throat hurts from talking so much. We have really enjoyed our time and the people here. The elders will meet tomorrow morning and we should know something after that.

Dree flies back this afternoon. Thank you for all the prayers.

Chris

Everything is going very well here. These weekends are mostly about chemistry, to see if we're a good fit for the church and if they're a good fit for us. So far it has been great. We're really enjoying ourselves, even sitting through three hours of question and answer time last night was fun.

We meet with the youth leaders this afternoon and then we'll be with the youth leaders, the elders, and the staff along with all their spouses tonight for dinner. We'll keep you updated.

Chris