Super Sunday!

Disclaimer:  This post began as one big random account of our first week as a missionary family making our way to the "harvest field" God has led us to! Then it turned into an account only of our "Sending off Super Packed Sunday" and a bunch of thank you's!

If I say making our way...I must mention a group of people who absolutely made the moving process happen:  Our Small Group.

Saturday: From bringing breakfast & drinks, packing us, physically moving us, bringing a truck to actually do the moving, even bringing their older children to run items to "the giveaway spot"...that day happened much faster than I ever imagined & it was absolutely because of God's grace shown to us through our amazing small group faith family.

Sunday was a day that had so much packed into it..it was wonderfully amazing!  It began with the baptism of our son, who gave his life to Christ in November of 2009.  (I will post his testimony soon)
He wanted to truly show "the church & all the world" that he is a Christ-follower & I believe that absolutely happened that day.  He asked his Daddy to baptize him & had family, friends & faith family all there to witness that act of obedience & encourage him in his walk with our great, merciful Savior!  I praise God for His gift of salvation in our son & brother in Christ!

The day continued with a super special small group time with our family & friends joining us in studying, commissioning, encouraging...and...Praising our Great God for who He is!

A very humble THANK YOU to RD Self, our small group leader, for sharpening, loving, teaching & encouraging us in the Word...and most importantly for his love for God and passion for His glory to be made known in & through His people! 

This day ended with a fellowship lunch served & provided by (have I mentioned them before) OUR SMALL GROUP!  We had such an amazing time of loving, laughing, eating, praying, saying goodbye & rejoicing in the goodness of God! 

A second humble thank you to our parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, sister, brother, neice, Nan-Nan, Big Sis Sarah, teachers/Sisters from MLES, and precious sisters & brothers in Christ who shared that day with us..you gave us an eternal gift of love & sweet memories along with a sustaining joy that reminds us of the "body" of Christ we will spend eternity with!  We love y'all to the "Son" and back!

That day is forever etched in our hearts and we Thank & Praise God for His Church!