Update: Sewell

Today is April 8, 2009 and this is an update on the AL Sewell's. First update is that it's about to be the SC Sewell's again! If all goes as planned we will be moving back near the end of June. You ask why? Let me tell you. Let me start the answer out with telling you of the "journey we've been on the past couple years (a journey of rethinking/examining everything, life, values, church, Bible, relationships...everything:

Shorter Catechism
It was so the will of God for us to move here. 1. it got us out of a place where we were being used and abused. 2. it put us in a place where we were able to start to truly grieve the loss of our daughter. 3. it confirmed that the direction we have been going in our journey is the right direction. (this is where you stop reading if you don't have time)

Larger Catechism
1. even though i knew that taking the job at CCC was not the wises choice I still did it. Put lets not focus on the bad things that happen, lets focus on the good things. I learned....ummm.... i was paid well... that's it.

2. after Rhema passed I dove into the "work" of the ministry. I tried to stay busy so I didn't have to focus on my emotions. Though i was honest with people about how i was feeling, i was able to hide behind my honesty. Usually cause people were blown away with my blunt statments they didn't stick around to hear the rest. which was the goal. Moving here we had nothing to do. all we had was time. so those suppressed emotions started to rise up and needed to be delt with. We both decieded we have to walk through this and not supress them again.

3. for the past 3 years Val and I have been on this journey of reexamining everything. It started with "Man Night" moved to walking through the book of Act with who became some of our closet friends and now here in AL as we plant this congergation. Through this our valuse have come pretty clear to us and "planting" a church is not at the top of the list. Knowing God, His Word, my family, and relationships (ministry will come out of relationship with people) with people are some at the top of the list. not oposed to planting a church just not the way its being done here.

so back to moving back. because of where we are at and the lack of like values being played out here we have decided to move back and see where God may take us next.

this obviousely doesnt give it justice so if you have any questions call me of just ask here.