Unsettled

Kassie and I have continued to have an unsettled feeling, even as we get more used to the area and our apartment and everything. One thing we are lacking is community/friends. We enjoy our church and have gotten involved in a couple other things but as far as people to hangout with on a day to day basis, we don't really have that.

The Census has been somewhat stressful but it almost done for both of us. The current operation should hopefully completed by next week and we will not be able to participate in future operations due to our busy July schedule.

Crossway is going through some changes. We are going to be done with our contract with YMCA (where we meet each Sunday) at the end of June and will be looking for another place to meet. We are considering partnering with another church in the area, basically our whole church joining another church and merging ideas in ministries in some way. on that topic, I talked to the pastor of one church in the area that could be a good possibility for us to join. Ironically enough it is called His House Ministries. he will be talking with our pastor this evening, and we'll see what happens from there.

Kassie and I decided today that we will most likely be taking the month of July off from our responsibilities with the church and stuff. We will be participating in a mission trip with Crossway in New Mexico during that time though. We are also thinking about spending some time in the beginning of July at the cottage and the making our way to and from New Mexico making some stops along the way.

We have discussed the possibility of moving away, but I think we will probably be staying in this area. I am hoping the "merger" with His House works and that creates more of a community for us. We will be pursuing the possibility of Kassie taking some classes at a local community college. She also has been in contact with a local coffee house that might be hiring in August, so she could get a job there. There is a lot of uncertainty, but not matter what happens, we are trusting God to provide.

Another idea we have had is to live in a van. We plan on honoring our lease for our current apt for the rest of the year (ending in December) and after that possibly moving into a van. Although, that would not be the best time of year to do so, so depending on circumstances we might continue to rent our current apt monthly until it warms up a little bit or something.

I am continuing with Broken Buildings and that is going well. Our first concert was exciting and I think it went really well. We definitely need to work on some things and it was a good learning experience. We have another concert coming up on the 18th that we are preparing for. We will be playing for about twice as long as our last concert so we are working on some new material and some covers.
We are also excited to be playing at Convoy of Hope the following weekend, I believe the 26th.

Well, that's kind of an update on our crazy life. It is hard at times but God is always good.