So much has changed in the last two weeks. For starters we’ve moved from PA to VA to begin ministry to ROTC cadets in the Mid-Atlantic region. We’re now about 15 minutes from VA Tech and an hour and 15 minutes from Virginia Military institute, two of our primary campuses. We’re praying for God to open doors at all 48 campuses with ROTC programs – would you join us in this prayer?
The decision to move happened over the course of about 2 days. It was a long time coming, but the decision to go was quick. God opened a door for us, literally. We signed a lease for the first house we looked at, on the first day of house hunting. Despite looking at many other houses and condos we always went back to the first one – when we walked in, it just felt like home.
And, what would a Mike and Jess story be without a long road trip? Yes, we signed a lease and drove back to PA to pack up the Farm house, then drove back to VA in a caravan with Mike’s parents, Brad and LouAnn, and moved in. Brad and LouAnn made the move so easy – we couldn’t have done it without them. For those of you wondering about all of the meat which resulted from Mike’s hunting expeditions, fear not. Mike ordered a chest freezer and timed the delivery to match our arrival time. I do my meat shopping in the garage now.
In the two weeks since we’ve moved we have seen God open doors for us with the VT Campus Crusade Campus Ministry team, the University, and amazingly enough with over a dozen cadets! We have been given an unexplainable peace and sense of contentment. We remain open and available to the plans of the Lord, but He has given us such a sense of being in the right place right now that we’re pretty awed by Him.
Thank you to everyone who has joined us in prayer and given wise counsel. We continue to praise the Lord for your influence in our lives – He is so good to not have us on this journey alone!
