Life the past month has been crazy weather, unexpected family visits, adjusting some more to life on my own, and a new church family.
This whole journey so far has been about The Lord providing and requiring me to trust in Him alone. I've had my doubts and frustrations along the way of course, but The Lord provides!
I shared with you all how I tried out a couple Calvary Chapels, and I just wasn't finding a good fit. I decided to take a week off from the hunt and just veg. And then one Saturday night a Facebook ad popped up with a suggestion about a news article connected to a church in the valley. I clicked on it, curious to see what this church was all about.
It was nothing I thought I wanted in a church. It was big, it was 15-20 minutes away, it was big. It was a church with multiple campuses. It didn't have Baptist or Calvary in the name. It was big.
I went anyway. I attended a church that sees 18,000 people a week across 3 campuses, with 5 services alone every weekend at the main campus that I'm attending. Okay. Big. But I showed up, and everyone was smiling. People looked at you, not through you. They asked your name and how long you'd been attending. The worship was good, the message was good. The people at the information desk learned my name, and followed up with me two days later.
The next week I went to their introduction class called Starting Point. It lays out everything about the church: what they believe, why they believe, their goals in ministry and outreach. I got signed up or a Neighbourhood Group that meets half a mile from my house every Tuesday. I've been twice now.
The thing about this big church is that they are concerned about relationships and people being ministered to. That's what I was looking for in a church, but I had no idea I could find it in a large church! And five services over the weekend really is ideal for my job. I'm not guaranteed Sundays off during fire season. But Saturday night at 6:00 pm is very practical! (And noon service on Sunday = I can still get some much needed sleep!)
I'm so excited, and grateful that The Lord provided. Why do I doubt??
In more exciting news, I talked to my momma today and she told me that the kids at home who are going to Africa this summer have raised all their money, and want to give their extra to me for Australia! They have a cans trailer set up in town, and this weekend my momma went with them to sort and turn them in. They turned in almost $1000 worth of cans. I'm floored and so thankful. The Lord will provide, and I'm just going to keep trusting Him.
In Christ Alone,
Katie
