May.Two.Thousand.Ten

So, May is all but wrapped up. Actually, in some parts of the world, it is already June. Funny. As for other things being wrapped up, our house has probably never had so many cardboard boxes in it before. Good times all around.

Always odd to me; closing out one chapter while gearing up for the next. Some books are printed that way - with the end of a chapter on a page with the ensuing one on the other side of that same piece of paper. You don't want the one to end, but you're anxious to see where the story will go next. Stuck on the same page knowing that a two-hour flight and about 1,000 miles to travel await you.


We're a blessed family. We've had such wonderful past six years with the ministry of Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe and the "baby-sister" ministry of A Vision for Life. Even our cardboard-box-lined house is a reminder of so many ways that God has been good to us. Coming back out to Europe in June 2004 didn't mean a "happily ever after" fairly tale (or, as the Hungarian people might put it: "they lived happily until they died"), but it did mean growth. Change is good. It isn't always fun ("good" does not always translate evenly with "fun"), but it is good. Simply put, growth cannot occur without change. Here we are, finding ourselves standing on the precipice of another change - another chance to grow. One chapter wrapping up, another just waiting to be read, lived, and worked through.

Thanks so much to our wonderful family over here in Vajta, and many thanks to loved ones around the world (literally) that have taken such good care of us by investing so much of yourselves into our lives. Please know that you are loved by us and appreciated more than a simple blog can communicate. Thanks for helping us grow.

Oh, and one more thing before I wrap this up: feel free to pray for us. Serving the Lord in England is rather exciting to be sure, but we'll equally be in need of prayer. We fly out on June 7th to be in Mansfield for a few weeks before we head west to the States for another few weeks. We'll be there to celebrate my parent's 40th anniversary; they'll be renewing their vows (insert "ahh!" here) and I'll be doing the ceremony (insert "gulp!" here).

Thanks again. We love you all. Feel free to pray. Fear not change; if you want growth, change is not optional.

Jeremy & Christi and the kids