Steps of Faith

The pathway is broken

And The signs are unclear

And I don't know the reason why You brought me here

But just because You love me the way that You do

I'm gonna walk through the valley

If You want me to

Chorus:

Cause I'm not who I was

When I took my first step

And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet

so if all of these trials bring me closer to you

Then I will walk through the fire

If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen

When you lead me through a world that's not my home

But You never said it would be easy

You only said I'd never go alone

So when the whole world turns against me

And I'm all by myself

And I can't hear You answer my cries for help

I'll remember the suffering that Your love put You through

And I will walk through the darkness If You want me to

Cuz when I cross over Jordan

Gonna sing, gonna shout,

Gonna look into Your eyes and see You never let me down

So take me on the pathway that leads me home to You

And I will walk though the valley

If You want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley

If You want me to

The words of this song by Ginny Owen brought so much encouragement to Davin and I couple of weekends ago. It's been quite a long journey for us since we left 2 1/2 years ago to pursue God's calling on Davin's life. We sold our home and moved to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Davin finished his degree in May and now we are waiting on the Lord to lead us into the next phase of life and ministry. God has been so faithful to us and we have never once gone without something we've needed. Not to mention support from our families and friends. We are so grateful for all He has done. However, we have found ourselves in a time of discouragement unlike anything we've experienced as a couple. What has amazed me is how the Lord has encouraged us through this time with sermons we've heard, scriptures from our quiet times, and songs like the one above. This song came on the radio as we were headed to church, and just at the right time! I write this simply to be "real". If you are reading our blog it's because you want to know what's going on with us, so why not share, huh? I hope the words of this song will encourage you if you are going through a time similar to us.

Rental Home
As you know we have been looking for a rental home for about two months now. We found one that we liked, but we didn't have enough money to get into it. Our dear friends Jay and Shana have offered their home to us at a price we couldn't refuse. They are preparing to go overseas. We will be staying in their home until it sells or until the Lord opens the door for Ministry. I can't begin to tell you how excited and grateful we are by what they are doing and what the Lord has done. They have an amazing house that is less than 5 miles from church! We will love living there as long as the Lord allows. I can't wait to move in next weekend. I will post some pictures after we get settled in.

Thank you Jay and Shana!

Davin's Job
Things are finally beginning to pick up for Davin. When you start a sales job like this one it takes some time to get your feet on the ground. He finally had his first roof completed and will hopefully get his first commission check soon! We have also heard from a church that requested a DVD of one of Davin's sermons. We will keep you posted on how everything turns out!

The Kids
There hasn't been too much changing or going on with the kids lately. They spend the days playing and spending time with Grandparents and cousins. They were very excited to see the rental house and Hudson was thrilled when we showed him where his new room would be.

Hudson did request a haircut. He specifically wanted it out of his eyes. He did such a good job holding still. I was very impressed! Here are a couple of photos...