The next few months

Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read our blog. We are so excited about what God is doing here.

Prayer Update
A few months ago (2 to be exact) we shared that we were praying about the location of our Bible studies. We have one study at our home in Northeast Portland and one study in Lake Oswego - about 15-20 minutes from us and from downtown Portland. We asked that you would pray and ask God to reveal what area we should be in. We weren't sure if Lake Oswego was where we should be and if we should move to that area or if we should stay in NE Portland where we originally felt called to and truly have a heart for.

Since beginning to pray, we have seen our Tuesday night study grow. Through prayer and discussion with our leaders and Bible study groups, we feel NE Portland is where we should be. We came to that decision and realization almost exactly 2 months from the date we originally asked for prayer which is the timeline we were hoping to have a decision by. God is so good!

The Game Plan
Our plan is to continue building the Bible studies we have currently - at our house and in Lake O - and from those studies, start 2-3 new studies by January. We also plan to begin meeting once per month in January as a whole group - everyone from each Bible study together- and possibly do a meal together. With this in mind, we have a lot to do in the next few months! Please pray God would continue to develop leaders within our group and open up doors that we could never open on our own. We will need a location to meet for our Sunday meetings and leaders and locations for new studies.
Feel free to take a look at our full vision which is the post prior to this one.

What's Happening Now
Currently, we meet with our Tuesday night group and have dinner with them before Bible study. We also have Sunday dinners at one of the family's homes in our Bible study. Meals definitely bring us all together and it has been such a blessing to begin to build relationships with the people in our studies. We have great friends up here and are so thankful for the community and fellowship with them.

Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray for God to work and provide a place for us to meet and for leaders to be raised up and developed. Pray God would open us more doors for us to meet people and that we would love the people in our neighborhood. We love Portland so much and are excited for what God is doing.

Our New Girl!
Lastly, we welcomed our dear baby girl, Ali Michelle, into the world on October 15. She is so perfect and we couldn't be more excited to be parents. The support we have received from our friends up here has been a huge blessing.