Our New Journey

The VBK's are getting ready to start a new journey.

Our new journey:  Starting a campus ministry!!!!

Dave is a youth minister and we've always discussed what would come next.  We have a passion for college age, especially after working with high schoolers and watching them make the transition.   We've watched many teens that were strong in their faith lose that connection with God as they go off to college.  We were also able to watch a college ministry get started when we were in Virginia and have always said that would be something that we were interested in doing someday.

A while ago, we got a call asking us if we would consider partnering with an organization and starting a campus ministry.  It's a huge undertaking and it will require tons of sacrifices, so needless to say, it was something that we had to pray about and discuss.  On top of that, we love it here at our current ministry.  We weren't looking for a new ministry or even thinking about leaving.  We love the people and the church.  They have become our family!  

After lots of prayer and a TON of tears, we feel that God has put this opportunity in our path and even though there are lots of things that have to fall into place, it's time to take that leap of faith.  We took a leap of faith a little over a year ago when we were matched with Joy and look at the happiness it has brought us.  God blessed us with the Tater and if we are faithful to do what we feel He is calling us to do now, then He has the power to bless this ministry and make the the impossible happen.

Our plan right now is for me to finish out the school year here and move the week following the last day of school, which is June 10th.  June 12th will be our last Sunday at our church.

Will it be easy to leave here?  No!!!  At this point, I think I'm in denial.  As much as the move will be exciting, it makes me feel sick to my stomach.  I'm already dreading the goodbyes and the tears that will come because of it.  Just as our adoption of Tater is full of joy, it was also full of sadness as we think about Joy and the decision that she had to make.  This move is the same way.  It is full of excitement and we are looking forward to it, but it is also sad, so sad to leave a place that we have come to love in the 5 years that we have been here.

So there you have it, our new journey as a family of 3.  I'm sure that there will be more updates as we get closer to the move.  If you have any questions about where exactly we are going or what organization we are going to be working with, feel free to email me.  For now, since the blog is public, I plan on keeping some of the details private.  I have considered starting a private blog that would allow me to share more about our new journey, but we'll see what the future holds.  :)