Then this morning we got up at 6am and drove to Gas City, IN, where we lead worship at one of our sister churches – Exit 59. It was a really beautiful time and our whole team was there. They prayed for us and sent us out with their blessing. Did I mention we love that church?

Finally, always a glutton for punishment, we returned to Indy where I filled in the pulpit (a.k.a. stool) at our own Indy Alliance. It was an exhausting day at the end of an exhausting week, but it’s been exhilarating too. We’re in for a whirlwind six weeks here, and it probably won’t stop until a few weeks after we’ve landed in Northern Ireland. That’s what we signed up for, though!

Mark

The reason we wanted to go spend time with them is that they’ve decided to “adopt us” as we head out to Northern Ireland in a lot of practical and personal ways. It’s a scary thing to uproot your life and move it oversees, so it feels good to have a group of people on this side of the pond who are praying for us and interested in what God is doing through us. That’s as important as our part, I think.

Another really meaningful thing is that during the service, Darren and Nancy washed our feet as a symbolic gesture of service towards us and the people of Northern Ireland. Part of why this was so meaningful is that we believe “foot washing” (not literally, but in the sense of sacrificial, no-strings-attached service) is a big part of our calling. I want to post more about that later, but in the mean time, suffice it to say that we felt loved by Exit 59 and loved by our Lord, who gently speaks in a thousand ways.

Thanks so much, guys. We love you.