Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Back to Florida....

We are back in Florida and ready to see friends and get back into the swing of things, but missing family so much at the same time. We were so blessed to be home for 2 weeks for Christmas! This year was extra special for several reasons....
First, this was our first Christmas being Married!!! We were also able to be at my Grandma's 90th Birthday Party and she is doing so well! This Christmas was also special because all of Benj's family on his dad's side were able to be home and the big Litter Christmas Party at the Bell Tower was the best one yet! Benj's cousin, Kelsey, took family pictures, and the program was so good this year!

As we praise God for our families and the time we had with them, we also praise Him for our church family in Ohio. As student loans have kicked in and monthly support and income is limited, God has provided in one week, what we will need for our entire next month! Yay God! He is so faithful to provide and overwhelmed us with His love and outpouring of finances this past week. We want to say a special thank you to those who listened to God's prompting and were blessed by how He provided through you!

We are working on our January newsletter and prayer calendar and would love to share that with you and your family if you send us your email address! We are still in need of more monthly supporters and prayer partners and ask that you would pray about what God would have you do this coming year! He is moving and we are so thankful that He has put us here in Florida to help start Discover Church!

~Steph

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Home for Christmas!

We are finally home for Christmas!

We arrived Wednesday morning and we had a great afternoon with Benj's parents, Mark and Denise, and his brother and sister-in-law, Nathanael and Shannon. We also had the privilege of meeting his new nephew Cade who is now four months old and so precious!

We are very thankful to be near friends and family and can't believe how God has provided us a way to come home. We are already making and wrapping Christmas gifts and the week is going so quickly! Tomorrow we are attending the church we grew up with www.firstwesleyanchillicothe.org and will get to experience Benj's cousin's baptism and baby Cade's dedication! How exciting that God is doing so much in our families!

We will be sure to continue posting pictures of our time with family and friends here in Ohio and we will be missing friends in Florida as they meet tomorrow morning as a Launch Team!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Podcast

Hey Everyone,

You can check out the podcast from Discover Church's last Gathering at www.discoverchurchpbc.com under the media link. We had a great time of worship and teaching last night and are looking forward to going to two services a month in January. Keep checking the blog and the Discover Church website for more details on what is happening.


Benj

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Welcome!



Welcome to our new blog! We are excited to be sharing with you each week about what's going on in our lives. We cannot explain how much we appreciate your prayers and support! We pray that this blog will be a blessing to you and your families, and that it will keep you completely updated on how we are doing as a newly married couple away from home and how Discover Church is progressing as we work hard to get it off the ground! We pray that this will be a way for us to share our lives with you and want to hear from you as often as you are able! Let us know how we can pray for you and anything that we can praise God for too.

We are so thankful for you!

Benj and Steph