We headed down to New Orleans for a ME conference. Drew and I are beginning the next step in our journey in obedience, to what we feel like God is telling us is next.
When we first got to town we headed to get some beignets. At Cafe Du Monde. I have been to NOLA several times but have never had them. Of course when we got there we realized we forgot the $ in the car so we just walked around the French Quarter.
Plus it was packed, we could not figure out why there were so many people in town. Then remembered later in the weekend it was St Paddy's celebration. I always forget this holiday.
I love all the architecture here. But I thought Kenya was smelly. It had nothing on the mix of beer, sewer,and sweat that wafted around as you walked along.
After dinner and meetings, we had been introduced to a couple that lived in NOLA, and after hearing our story of forgetting the moola in the car, they offered to take us back with another couple that night. It was so much fun making memories with new friends and having beignets. They really reminded me of mandazi's in kenya.
Following God for us has been a journey with many twists and turns. God has known all along what He purposed us for but to us it has been a wild ride of discovering Him and His will for us. As many of you know Drew's internship will be ending in June. So what is next? We believe that God is leading us to move back overseas to serve Him there. This past week we went down to New Orleans to explore and begin this process. It was a great couple of days of remembering why we as the church are to take the gospel to the nations and a confirmation from God that we are on the right path. During the conference we narrowed down are area of focus to Central Asia. We are just in the beginning stages of the process so we have many months ahead of us before we are ready to go. Most likely it will be the spring or summer of 2013 before we will leave the States. In two weeks we will hear a answer back from our sending agency about their commitment to us moving forward. We are excited about what He is going to do in us and through us through this process and in the years to come. We hope many of you will join us in this journey. We need the support of our friends and family during this time as God calls us to take a step of faith that is outside our ability and comfort zone. Over the next weeks and months we will be sending out updates of our process and seeking to gather prayer support. If you want to receive these updates' send us an email at drewandlindsay@gmail.com.
