Emmaus Road Toledo

A lot has happened since my last entry. Briefly . . .

We had been looking to plant a church in South Bend, Indiana. We explored that option for about 10 months, but even though there were many promising developments, things never came completely together the way we felt they should if that was where God was leading us.

Then, last November (2007) I received an e-mail from a pastor near Toledo, OH telling me that he had gotten my name from another youth pastor who said I was looking for a new position since mine had been eliminated through our senior pastor leaving Lafayette First. I responded telling him that I was not looking to continue in youth ministry but was instead looking to plant a church. He wrote back and said that I should contact the his district because they were looking to plant a new church.

To make a long story short, within a couple of weeks we met with the person spearheading the new plant on their district. And now, 4 months later, we're now living in Toledo, OH and laying the groundwork for this new work of God.

The hand of God has been evident all the way through this, and we believe firmly that God promises to build His church--all we need to do is get on board with Him and let Him do His work through us.

He will.