Thursday, May 27, 2010

Saying Goodbye To Albuquerque


Tomorrow morning we leave Albuquerque for good.  We had a great run during our almost 4 years here.  We are so thankful for all the relationships, Desert Springs Church, Oak Grove Classical Academy, my jazz trio, and the different ways in which we grew in Lord (not to mention the best weather in the nation...oh yeah, and green chile).  Albuquerque has been a season of our lives that we'll never forget and for which we'll always be grateful. 

In some ways I feel as though the first 34 years of my life have led me up to this point.  All that was before was chapter one and now we are about to begin chapter two.  I am very excited about our new church plant in Madison (The Vine) and am looking forward to what God has in store for us there. 

If you think of it, would you pray for us?  That God would provide the right people, place, and provision to be faithful to the task he has called us to.  Thanks for reading and next time you hear from me I'll be blogging as a citizen of Madison, WI.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

We are going to miss you like crazy, Z. Love you guys!

Unknown said...

praying for you guys... I can't wait to read about Ch. 2 !

Shadley said...

That's awesome that you feel like the past has all led up to this point...praying for provision and for a smooth trip to WI!

DaddyG said...

It's like in Lost where Jack realizes he has to go back to the island... well ok, not completely like that...

We're going to miss you so much Zach. Madison is more lucky that it even knows. I know this church plant is going to be awesome because it is being founded on the One True Life-Giver and the power of His Spirit alone. I cannot wait to hear all about chapter 2. We are and will continue to be praying for you guys.

Love, Andrew and Amanda

ron hoekstra said...

Hey: I and my wife, Cher, want to welcome you to Madison. Not because we live there, we live in Rockford, Il. But we have followed all the news of the Vine Church and have been praying for all on the team. We believe this is the hand of the Lord which is bringing all of you there. We are close to Madison not only geographically but in terms of family ties etc. We hope come up and meet you all sometime. God bless you on your travels, be safe.