Jason and I are embarking on such change. 2 big things are changing in our lives in the coming weeks. If you weren't at Bethel Church yesterday, you missed an announcement. Jason and I are following what we truly, without a doubt believe to be God's Will for us and our family: we are both taking positions at Albany First Assembly of God, in Albany OR. I will be on staff as Children's Pastor, and Jason will be doing a handful of things which include, some music, family ministry and senior ministry. The other big change, causes the first change to be even more overwhelming...I am due to have our 4th baby here in the next couple of weeks. Because of this, my last day in the office at Bethel will be March 31st...making this Sunday, March 27th my last Sunday.
Whew. Talk about a whirlwind. I wish I could go into all of the details of how we got from point A, just 4 short weeks ago, to point B; preparing for a move. What I will say is how amazing it is when you pray and God clearly, without a doubt answers you, and after that answer comes obedience and after that obedience, comes amazing peace.
Like any other pregnant lady about to deliver, I have had sleepless nights for the last couple weeks or so. This last week as plans have solidified, and reality has dawned on me, I have spent the wee hours of the morning as I toss and turn thinking, planning, stressing, worrying...how will I get everything done? How is everyone going to react to this news? Can I care for a newborn and pack up a house? How are Madelyn, Elyse and JJ going to handle it? I have been pondering all of these things, and I have to say a wall of peace hit like a wave yesterday once the word was out; once people hugged and loved on us and said they knew we were doing the right thing; once I remembered that God had been in this from the start. I took a deep breath (which is also hard right now with nearly 7 lbs of baby competing for my lung capacity), thanked Jesus again for walking through the water with me, and trusted him that big and little details will slowly but surely fall into place.
If you have kiddos in KidzBlast, I want you to know I had a great talk with your kids yesterday. Towards the end of the morning we all sat on the floor, and I explained to them how God called me to ministry when I was 11, and how he is asking me now to follow Him. I let them ask questions, and boy, did they have some doozies. We made it through it, and even though my heart is very heavy leaving these amazing kids, I know that they get it. They know God, and just as I have been trusting Him these last few weeks, they trust Him even now.
So there you have it. Big changes for the Peters. Good changes...God changes.
