the rolling start

It's Monday. To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of Mondays (not like there are a ton of people who love the day anyway). However, today I feel as if it marks the true beginning of my involvement here in Missouri. I took the first week to become familiar with the area and now it's time to put rubber to road. I now have some direction as to what I'm doing with my time and intend to get rolling as quickly as possible. My time is going to be filled with building relationships. I love the fact that, in order to be truly effective in ministry, I have to spend time sharing in the lives of others. That's not always an easy thing. It's all well and good until you have to walk through the valley with someone and help them to bear their burdens. But to me that is what Christ has called his followers to do. We need to walk the road together, sharing in the joy as well as the sorrow.

Please pray that I will exercise sound discernment in starting to meet and develop relationships with the people of this area. Join me in seeking that the Lord would lead me by his Spirit and that I would be wise enough to allow myself to be lead.

Thank you for sharing in this journey with me. Wherever you may be.