We Interrupt This Vacation...

I started to write another vacation post for today, but we've been interrupted multiple times today by work and life. I am quite confident I will not be able to give that post everything it deserves, because my mind is spinning in so many directions.

But I do have another bit of news I can share with you!!

A few weeks back, I told you that we had new coworkers on the way. At that time, they had not shared on social media about their change in career, and since we knew so many of the same people, we didn't want to accidentally share their news. But they have since shared the news and actually begun working with us, so I think it's safe to more fully share! :) 

So here are our new co-workers, who were also part of our church and small group when we lived back in Kokomo! Their names are Sean and Sarah, and they have SUCH a heart for the Lord. 

(This picture was taken the day they came to interview, when we all looked shiny and prettied-up. I'm sure the guys will appreciate my use of the term "prettied-up.")

And here we are yesterday, when I'm pretty sure returning to the land of early morning transportation runs and late night meetings have Ryan and I looking ever so bedraggled. But we are SO EXCITED to have a full team again!!

We came back from our vacation to new co-workers (and training to do), a new tenant, a ton of notes and meetings to catch up on, and much planning for the future. This might be why today's original blog plan got entirely derailed. 

But we are so thrilled to establish a team with Sean and Sarah and to have someone to share the ministry with us again. It has been seven weeks since Tim and Justine left, and God has sustained us with every single step. We are so grateful, but we are also so ready to have help carrying the yoke again!

A few prayer requests for those of you who are prayer warriors:

* We have not forgotten what it's like to be brand new in this place and trying to absorb about 8000 pounds of information. Sean and Sarah are taking training courses in addition to training alongside us. Will you pray for their mental stamina as they work to learn all the things?

* Also much like our story last year, they have relocated away from home and family, and that is a huge adjustment!! They're settling in, they're looking for a church home, they're establishing new routines, and it's all just a lot of change! Will you pray for them to find home in all the ways?

* We have had and will continue to have (over the next several months) tenant changes. Some are moving on to new chapters and some are moving in to start a new chapter here. We trust God for each change, but they also bring with them a change in dynamic for the building itself and all who live in it. Sean and Sarah are walking into the middle of this and even that can be overwhelming. Will you pray for all of us - tenants and team alike - as we navigate these changes?

Thanks for holding us up in prayer! We feel it!