The Joy Is In The Journey

(Layne and I, 8 years ago)

We had a saying in Las Vegas which said "The Joy Is In The Journey".  For Layne and I, that has been a statement we lived from the inside out.  Our faith in God made us totally dependent on Him.  We would have never known that our journey in life would bring us to the spot we are at right now.  Layne and her family moved from TN to Vegas in 2001, I arrived in Vegas in 2002.  Our paths would cross, and we began courting in 2005.  On August 8, 2008 Layne and I were married, what a great day!  The following year we would move to Layne's home state of Tennessee.  After our arrival I would accept a Pastoral position with First Baptist Church in Carthage, TN.

After 10 years of being a part of this journey of faith, God has affirmed our long term goal of planting churches all over the state of Hawai'i and through out the world.  On Monday, our few friends from Carthage will help Layne and I pack a 16ft Budget moving truck.  We will say our last good byes to a few loved ones on Tuesday, and head back to Vegas on Wednesday.  We plan to arrive in Vegas early Friday afternoon.  We will do a year of training in Las Vegas, and then move to my homestate of Hilo, Hi.

The joy in our Journey is this...

We surrendered to the will of God, because of His spirit that indwells within us.  We understand that this life is not about us, but about the one who gave us life.  We are looking forward to both our good and challenging times that are up a head.  We are also looking forward to seeing people transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  There is a whole lot of uncertainty when you follow Christ, but that's what faith is for;  believing even when it does not make sense, in time it will.

Journey Partners, you will receive a prayer email soon from our Coordinator Kandy Smith.  Please pray for us faithfully, we are more desperate for God then we have ever been.  We do all of this because of Christ!

Make much of Him!

Pastor Zeke