Seasons

For those who are interested, this is a blog with which you can keep track of all that Laura and I are doing in Thailand and Cambodia this summer. I created the blog back in 2008 when it was the "cool" thing to do, but untill now I've never felt anything worthwhile to talk about. Today begins an amazing opportunity for Laura and I, but it's something which has been talked about and planned for so long and we're so excited to see all that God will do. Laura and I have been married for nearly a year and 3 months now, but from the very beginning of our time together mission has been massively on our hearts and getting involved in all that God is doing around the world. God has blessed us both richly and everything that has happened has been evidence if his goodness and mercy following us both. He has blessed us with jobs, a house that caters for all our needs, health to enjoy life and even when my own health hasn't been good, he has given me the grace to help, but healed me again at just the right time. He has given us amazing family, friends and church family who have stood by us both and encouraged us to dream and chase after the things we have felt God calling us to do. Over the last couple of weeks though we have sensed more than ever God moving us into a "new" season in our lives. On Wednesday we moved out of house below and into a new rented house in Lurgan which belongs to our friends Ben and Jane.




This has been a really busy time for us and something which has drained our energy a lot, and we could not have done it without all our friends and family's help, so for those who have been involved with it, thank you so much from us both. The last couple of days have been spent unpacking, redecorating, and now getting ready to set off on our time in South East Asia. We are excited about this and can't wait to see all the "new" things that God will bring us in to. More than ever we need our friends to partner with us in this journey so please pray for us and all the work that we will do. Pray that God will use us to bless the children we will work with in the various projects and that we might sense God guiding us into our future plans. Sitting typing this it has finally started to hit home that we are about to go and perhaps there is a little apprehension but we trust God completely and can't wait to see where he will blow us on this journey. I heard a great quote during the year which said "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".....today we take our first step and need your prayers and support as we do it. Will blog again soon when we arrive in Cambodia.

P.S. Thanks to John Mac for helping me set this up.