....Transitions

I truly believe one of the hardest things in life is transitions. It doesn't matter if an "easy" transition or a difficult one, it's never easy. A few years ago, we made a "easy" transition when we moved to Elk City, OK to be the youth pastors at Gateway Church. I say it was easy because we knew God was opening the doors and paving the way for us. Even though we were leaving a place we loved and lived in for 8 years, creating an amazing family and getting to travel the world see God do some awesome stuff, it was still "easy" in the most difficult way. I know that doesn't make sense, but when you know you're doing the right thing, it makes the sadness and difficult transition a little easier. 

Come August 7th, we'll have yet another one of those transitions in that we'll be moving back to Waxahachie, TX. This transition is a VERY tough one but yet another "easy" transition. For some time now, Val and I have felt like our season at Gateway was coming to an end, which wasn't a surprise. We knew coming into this that this as going to be a short season but never knew what that meant nor what it would look like. Our last Sunday at Gateway will be this Sunday, August 2nd, and our last Wednesday night will be next Wednesday, August 5th. 

We cannot express how much we love our Gateway family and all our friends we've made when in Elk City. One of the biggest parts we'll miss from Gateway is our students! We have the BEST students in the world!! We started with a small group of 8 students and will be leaving a very healthy student ministry avg 50 students, amazing student leaders and impacting 7 different school districts! Not saying that to "brag" but show that God has moved and changed lives in Western Oklahoma and we're honored to be a part of it for the last 2 years!!

Some of been asking what we will be doing when we move back and the answer is simply this, I'm finishing Bible College at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. We have not taken a new ministry position but plan on getting involved in one as soon as we can. I will be traveling and speaking when I can.

We truly love Gateway and our family will miss our church family, our friends, and most of our my family. That alone has been an amazing part of the 2 years of living in Elk City. We will always remember these last 2 years and just hope we made a positive impact while doing what God has laid on our heart...Equipping/Encouraging/Empowering. ​