Awesomeness!!

I have to admit that I have been a bit weepy these past couple of days. Combination of not enough sleep, being 21 weeks pregnant and John is in New Mexico for 2 weeks. While I was praying with John on the phone that God would use him while he preached at a church in Roswell this morning, God gave me a picture of one day in heaven meeting the people that came to know the Lord when they heard John speak and I stayed home with the kids. It was the inspiration I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself this morning. Well, in God's amazing AWESOMENESS, a gal who had never been to church before came forward today after the sermon and prayed to receive Christ. I look forward to meeting her in heaven one day!!!

We had a great morning at church this morning, ourselves!!!! We are attending GO Church. We have entered into an amazing mentoring relationship with the pastor and his wife. They are mentoring us for the next phase of the call God has on our lives.

Most of you may not know, if anyone actually reads this thing anymore...
We are set to close our house on July 8th. We are looking to rent in East Orlando near UCF! About 6 weeks ago, God revealed a new call on John's and our family's lives. We are going to plant a church on the campus of the University of Central Florida. We have no funds for such a venture yet but have secured a building on campus for us to start meeting in January. God will bring the funds. We had our first meeting to share with about 30 folks this last week. God is at work.

There is so much unknown that I try not to think too far ahead. Like not past tomorrow, ha, ha! We are looking for a house to rent. I need to start packing. I need to continue homeschooling. I need to find structure in all this craziness to continue homeschooling until the baby comes in October so we can take some time off after the baby. And did I mention John is out of town 20 days before July 8th...our closing date. Does anyone hear me hyperventilating?

There is much to be learned in this time. God is in control and has much in store for us. Not all easy...I know. You can pray for us. Orlando is considered a church graveyard. 94% of church plants fail here. We face an interesting task starting a family church on the college campus. Of course, there will be a strong emphasis on college students, but we feel strongly that this church will include all generations. Everyone will need to be pouring into those who come after them. There are more children in the zip code where we will be planting than any zip code in Florida. UCF is the 6th largest university in the nation. The building where we will meet is across from the new amazing basketball arena. We hope to be on campus this fall serving all those on campus: faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The goal is to be meeting on Sundays starting in January!

If you want to join the renaissance at UCF, let me know!!!

Not sure how to feel

I am not quite sure how to feel right now. I have been out of town with John at an AMAZING church planter's conference since Friday. We are learning soooo much. It is a huge blessing to be able to be here. It was truly an act of God to get my children taken care of for 7 days with 48 hours notice. Some superstar gals came together to take turns watching them over this week.

I miss my kids. I have called 3 times. But only Layton will come to the phone and talk to me. I know they are having a blast! They totally love the families that are caring for them this week. But I know Cheney has voiced a few times that she misses me but she won't come talk to me on the phone. Elijah doesn't want to have anything to do with coming to the phone either. It makes me kind of sad!!!
So either I have done such a great job getting them cared for while I am out of town that they don't need me or they just don't miss me...Aww!

Sonogram...

So last Tuesday we were blessed with a sonogram from FBC/K's pregnancy center. I have been thankful to hear the heartbeat at my appointments but anxiously awaiting to see our sweet little number 5. I was 17 weeks along. The baby measured perfectly for my due date, October 11th. The placenta is not in the way of the cervix (an issue I had last time until one week before Nathaniel was born). We saw the heart beating, the cute little toes and fingers. It looks like it is going to have my ears like Nathaniel. (They poke out pretty badly...hee,hee!) We saw the spine and all the important parts look healthy...PRAISE THE LORD! But that one part that people usually want to see...to determine male or female...well...our baby is very modest. Kept his or her feet up there in the way so we couldn't determine if it is Oakley Joy or Isaac Justice. So I guess we will have to wait until sometime in June for that when I get my sonogram from the doctor.