First day of work August 11, 2009
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It has been a crazy and enjoyable couple of weeks. Our 10 days in Saint Louis were a blessing. I visited with 50+ people and have now raised 37% of our monthly needs. The best part of the trip was renewing friendships. There is little that is more exciting then talking with God’s people about God’s work – especially when they catch the vision for what we’re trying to do.
I’m sitting in a study room at the downtown library looking out the window at the skyscrapers – this picture is what I’m looking at. I guess this is my first day of work for Crosstown. The majority of my working hours right now are still focused on support development, but today I’m working on my first Crosstown assignments.
This is unlike any job I’ve ever had and I’m liking it.
I’m glad that’s done July 15, 2009
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We are moved in! Well at least our furniture is. Didn’t really get around to unpacking boxes yet. We chose one of the hottest days of the year with a heat advisory in effect, but we got it done.
We couldn’t have done it without help though. Both my dad and Carey’s dad helped us all day. Shout out to John, Jackson and Josh for helping us yesterday morning in Duncan. Much love to Ben, Mike, Mindy, and Kathleen for helping us unload yesterday afternoon in OKC.
We’re going to take a break for a couple of days to recover from heat exhaustion 
Some of our very best friends from KC are driving down to spend the week and weekend with us. Looking forward to hanging out with them and not moving boxes for the next few days.
The Big Day July 13, 2009
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Tomorrow we move! 3 years ago we started talking about church planting. It’s hard to believe that it’s becoming a reality. We were in OKC yesterday to sign a lease agreement and to attend the Crosstown Bible Study. We had 17 adults and 8 kids present. We’re studying the book of Titus right now – which incidentally was written to a church planter and has a lot to say about starting a new church.
After the Bible Study we took some friends on a tour of our new home – which is half a block away from Ben and Mindy’s. Next week we’ll be hosting the Bible Study in our new living room! After everyone else had left, we spent sometime with Ben and Mindy dreaming, scheming and talking about the challenges we face.
Tomorrow morning we pick up the U-haul and start filling it!
It won’t be long now July 8, 2009
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That’s what the monkey said when he got his tail caught under the lawn mower You’re welcome.
We have secured a house to live in near downtown OKC. It is in Mesta Park – which is right where we wanted to be and only 10 blocks from the elementary school. Here is a link to see the front of the house – it’s the one with red brick.
There’s nothing fancy about it – upstairs there are 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a small study (which will of course be someone’s bedroom). The main floor is a perfect meeting space for Crosstown and will also give us plenty of room for having people to our home for dinner. There is a large living room, a dining room, kitchen and a half bath downstairs.
The other great thing about this home is that it is just around the corner from Ben and Mindy’s home. Move-in is only 11 days away! We are crazy excited about moving to the city and crazy thankful to God for providing this house and this chance to be apart of Crosstown Church.
Bricktown Canal July 7, 2009
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I got to celebrate Father’s Day yesterday with my hunny (yes I realize we’re a couple of weeks late). We were in OKC for the Crosstown core group meeting on Sunday night. We stayed with Carey’s cousin and her husband that night.
Monday we checked out a couple more rent homes (one of which we’re honing in on) in the Mesta Park area. After eating lunch with the church planting staff from the BGCO, we went down to Bricktown. This was my first visit since college. When we were in college we spent a good deal of time in OKC. At that time Bricktown was a small strip, a couple of blocks long ,with only a couple of places to eat. Nothing impressive about it at all.
I was amazed at the transformation. The canal is really cool. Carey and I found a place to sit in the shade on a grassy knoll. We sat and talked for over an hour – enjoying the shade, the breeze, and the view of the riverwalk as seen in the picture. At the end of the canal there are some giant bronze statues depicting the Oklahoma land rush. Definitely worth the walk down there to see them. When you’re walking along the canal- it’s hard to believe you’re in Oklahoma. A place like this would be the pride of just about any city in the US.
I think the canal will definitely become a regular spot for our dates once we move to the city.
