Re:Birth

Hello, friends! 

Meg and I have been doing this thing during the month of June where we spend some time in listening prayer together.  We've both felt this need to listen to Jesus more as we plan for this summer and next year.  If this is going to be real partnership, it's good to start by partnering in prayer together, right?  =0). 

This morning, as we were praying, I got really excited by what we think we heard from Jesus.  We heard two things.  The first was, "there is more," in terms of Columbia.  The second was a vision of a few of our friends giving birth. 

Before you get weirded out, allow me to provide some context.  There is a lot that goes into getting pregnant.  Besides the actual biology of it (which I can tell you about when you're older), there's also the fact that nothing in guaranteed.  We know a number of folk who have had trouble getting pregnant for one reason or another. 

From what I understand, pregnancy and birth are pretty big processes.  The body does all this work to make sure that the baby can survive in the womb and then there is a lot of pushing and contractions, and other unpleasant sounding things like that.  Both my sister and Meg's older sister are Labor and Delivery nurses so you can ask them for more detail if you'd like. 

Here's the thing though.  After all the work is done, the 9 months of carrying around a bowling ball, the sore back, the intense pain and such, once the baby is born, it's all pure joy.  Everything else that came before it was absolutely worth it. 

I think that's how I feel about Columbia right now.  Leaving St. Louis is going to be hard.  There are the logistics of everything that still need to be done.  There are people who we will be leaving, including family, which is so important to me.  We have to pack up our apartment, unback it at our new place, then redecorate the whole thing.  There's still the matter of the $18,000 we still need to raise. 

You know what though?  I really believe that in the end it will be totally worth it.  Here's hoping anyway. 

Prayer Points:
- Thanks to everyone who has already been so generous and have partnered with us in our ministry.  Please continue to pray for us as we finish things up for the year. 
- The summer seems to be flying by.  Between weddings, trainings, and moving, there won't be a lot of time for rest over these next few weeks.  Please pray that Meg and I will get good rest and be restored by Jesus during this crazy time. 

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam