Just Do It

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galations 6:9

Man, the past weeks have been interesting. We have been all over the place, attempting to take a step  back and reflect (which is still needed), but God has been clearing saying, Just Do It (hopefully Nike doesn't copyright infringe us). Continue to work and strive to know me more deeply and share it with everyone around you. "Do not fear them, remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, fight for your brothers, your sons and your daugthers, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14. The fight is continuous and the enemy does not rest. How to fight and maintain continously? Go all out in confidence in Christ. We really  haven't found any other way and don't know any other way.


Lance cutting rafters to jack up and level a roofline

We have been blessed to have done some random tasks like running a ropes course for Rockbridge Young Life Camp two weekends in April and even had the blessing to bury a dog for a homeless woman (ask me later about that story), beginning to see how to use something as strange as that as love. All this while God has blessed us to be able to continue to do home repairs through the hearts and hands of willling brothers and sisters. Two weekends ago Lance was able to repair soft spots and a door for Miss Pearl in Newport. Just this past weekend we were able to partner with a great young kid named Hunter putting up a fence at Family Promise shelter for his eagle scout project, giving the kids there a safe place to play outside! And we tore off 2 layers of plastics and 3 layers of tarps (yes, it makes no sense) from Melissa's roof to begin prepping to put a whole new roof on her trailer in the next weeks.



Crew doin it big fencing at Family Promise (That is Lance's favorite shirt apparently)

Crews from the Hart's and the Gjertson's community groups has spent two weekends serving Chad and Regina who are moving to Texas, but need to get their remodeling done so they could rent their home. God lined up willing workers, loving friends, and wisdom in His perfect plan. Praise God, Regina saw something that those people had in Jesus that she did not. She surrendered her life to Christ today as she prayed with Jim and Jenni (who by the way happened to sit with us at church and are marriage counselers, way cool). Oh and did I mention, they are moving to Galveston, TX where we have connections with a church there. GOD IS SO GOOD. If possible, there would be tears on your computer screen, cause they are on mine, too bad technology can't express that adequately.



Some gentlemen (I use that term loosely) getting ready to help kids safely through the ropes course

Our God has and is currently reconciling this world to Himself through the blood of the Cross. Buildings, communities, families, and individuals. He claims it all. Praise Him with us.

"For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." Colossians 1:19-20