HEADED WEST

hello friends! this past year has been a wild ride of praying and seeking God's will and purpose for my life. boy have my plans changed. 

as many of you know, I moved to fayetteville, arkansas about a year ago in preparation to move to colorado springs to plant a church. why wouldn’t we just go straight to colorado, you ask? great question. steve farris, the lead pastor of our church, and brandon stokes, the associate pastor of our church both did a year residency in the cross church school of ministry in springdale, arkansas as a year of preparation and growth before moving to colorado. during this time, I decided to move out to arkansas as well. I ended up getting a job as a web associate, working in the communications team at cross church. This is where the temptation to stay in this comfortable bubble began. I was making friends, I had a steady job, I felt safe in fayetteville. I began to pray, “God, I’m not sure if you want me in colorado. surely not, you gave me a kickbutt job here. I’m a single person, I can’t afford to live in colorado by myself. I’ll just stay in arkansas.” my prayers were very one sided. I took it upon myself to make plans to stay in fayetteville, I moved into a house, I took on more responsibilities at work. I was staying. I WAS staying. but God just wouldn’t let me get out of His calling for my life that easy. I began feeling a void. something was missing. I knew in the deepest part of me, that by staying in my comfort zone, I wasn’t following the call God has placed on my life. to tell lost and hurting people about the life-changing love of Jesus Christ. 

about a month ago Jesus re-wrecked my world. He just wouldn’t stop bugging me. and I am so thankful that I serve a God that doesn’t give up on me, even when I’m being so stubborn. I decided that I was done running from God. I was done trying to slip through the grip colorado had on my heart. It’s now June 1st. I move in one month. I realize this is absolutely absurd. but I serve a radical God. I’m done being bound by the chains of fear and uncertainty. It is against every fiber of my being to make a decision like this without having the financial means beforehand, but I am learning each day that God does not operate like us humans because, well He is GOD. when we seek out His will for our lives, He blesses that!

with all of this said, if you find it with in your means and feel led to contribute to my financial needs, you can do so HERE, it would be so greatly appreciated. before anything else though, please take a few minutes in your prayer time to lift up the entire city of colorado springs and our core church planting team. I am a firm believer in the power of prayer!

thank you for taking the time to hear my heart. I am so excited for what God has in store for this next season of my life!

again, if you would like to donate, you can do so HERE.