I nearly moved to Vegas

Last weekend, in spite of impending Hurricane Hanna, my friend Amanda and I took off for Virginia Beach for one last summer getaway. Among the many highlights of the trip were the friends we visited, playing on the beach in the tropical storm, rock climbing, flying a kite and the Fried Oreo Delight. But what surprised me most was how excited I got on Sunday by Forefront Church's service.

I was already riled up by the very professionally done mission video, so when Vince, the pastor gave a motivational sermon about buts (yes, I spelled it right) I was moved into action. In a sermon series called "World Changers" he focused on Dwight Moody with the theme of how we often let buts, or excuses, keep us from totally selling out to Jesus. Dwight Moody did not allow these to get in his way, and consequently made a huge impact on the world for Christ. By the end of the lesson I was all but packed to move to Las Vegas to help Vince with their next church plant. But I reminded myself of the yet-to-be-launched church I had at home and settled back down. He said his close friendship with Carl and Lindsay Kuhl would have prevented him from taking me from Mosaic in good conscience anyway.

I attributed all my excitement to Vince's words and Forefront's passion until Monday night when I visited Frontline, a ministry of McLean Bible Church in Arlington, Virginia. As Lon Solomon laid out the vision McLean has for reaching 6 million people in DC I started to feel it again. When he described Access, their huge disabilities ministry and Jill's House, a therapy and respite center for special children, I was once again ready to sign on the dotted line.

In my delight I recognized a similar feeling from the previous day's experience at Forefront and realized these were not two isolated incidents. Yeah, these were both inspiring services, but the underlying connection was my eagerness for a church home. I'd been quite content church-hopping all summer, or so I'd thought. But now it's clear, and the timing is impeccable, that I'm desperately ready for a family to call my own and a place to serve regularly. In two days Mosaic will be just that!!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!" -Ephesians 3:20-21