I Should Have Known

"We're not going back to that church. Tomorrow morning we will visit ----. " I don't remember exactly how the conversation went, but I know we were attending a non-denominational church then, and we started going to a Presbyterian church that very next day. We were only there for about 2 years when God began a work inside my husband. To tell the truth, we did not discuss it then. I think it was because he was not sure what to think of this new calling. I remember him mentioning "it" to me but I dismissed it as him being crazy or something of the sort.

When 4 years passed and that "feeling" only got stronger, we discussed it in more detail. Now, we would talk about it every now and again, but it never became clear to us exactly what God had in store for us. Not until we moved to Mississippi 4 years ago.

My husband has the kind of mind to remember things. Stupid things, facts no one else knows or at least I think no one else knows until I stand there and listen to him carry on a conversation about these facts "that no one else knows!" He is one of the smartest men I know, my father being another person with knowing these useless little facts. My husband retains information well. Always has, even when we first got married. I should have known then that something would happen.

We have journeyed through several churches. Several denominations. As I have said before, we were not sure what work God was leading us to. When we moved to Mississippi, we attended one particular church. We thought that God was calling David to pastor there. It became clear that that wasn't it when they called another man to be their pastor.

We moved on to another church where David had the opportunity to sit under a very gifted preacher/teacher. We enjoyed our time with this church but never "felt" at peace with being there. Were we supposed to stay? Were we supposed to be content with where God had us? There were so many questions that we needed answering. I can't truly remember how we decided, but we ultimately decided to church at home. Now, that doesn't mean we were a home church, it just meant we were going to have church in our own home, since we are the church.

So, we started churching at home. For several months, we churched at home. Then, one day, David's father decided to come down to "church" with us. Before long, God blessed us with the friendship of another family. That friendship has blossomed and I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate them. They joined our fellowship.

We are a small congregation, with a total of only 3 families worshipping with us at this time. David and I agree that we would rather be faithful and obedient in our journey and let the Lord grow our church. Our church is not interested in numbers. We are interested in speaking and teaching the Truth, fellowshipping with others, spreading the Gospel, and raising Godly children. These are not our ONLY goals but just to name a few.

If you visit our church, you are not going to see a church building as we do not currently have one. We are meeting in a hotel room conference room, which suits our church's needs just fine right now. So, if you visit, you are not going to see individual classrooms. We worship together as a family, parent and child. We Sunday School (we call it Equipping Hour) together. We train the fathers so that they may go home to teach their families in the Ways of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I love my husband. I am grateful that God has called him to the ministry. It has made us who we are today and I do not believe we would be where we are had it not been for His calling David. David is a gifted preacher and teacher. He is a loving father and homeschool dad who takes those roles very seriously. He is a wonderful provider. I pray the Lord will help me to be just half the person my husband is!