In the last two weeks the "bus family" has seen alot of changes.
I traveled to New York City to visit with some friends, while Marcus, Bailey, and Gary drove the bus to just outside of Elizabethtown, PA and Howie and Amber stayed in Florida to plan the wdding they are set to have in late April.
The bus made it to pennsylvania suffering only two headlight fuses, a radiator leak and a "S*** -Ton" of Gas. I kidnapped a dashing young lad named Jacob Grove from his girlfriend in New York City and Howie and Amber found out they're pregnant.
So all this to say that the "bus family" has not only seen but also experienced alot of changes in the last two weeks, although, I think we can all atest that the changes experienced have been for the better. Having a few days apart has been good and rejoining afterwards has been even better.
I've been thinking alot about the fact that G-d had called me to spend a period of time visiting various denominations and ministries of the Body of Christ, and I've spent a good amount of time trying to understand how this whole bus thing fit into the picture.
Now that we're in Elizabethtown, PA we're staying with Howies parents, sister, and grandma in a wharehouse, with ample room to store our bus, their bus, and work on them as well. And in the last few days we've all had the opportunity to be a part of the Matheney's understanding of their call to Christ's Ministry. And so, some of us have had the opportunity to share in fellowship with the "liberated Amish," various house churches, and some of the most beautiful worship sessions of this trip. In bringing together backgrounds of multiple first-nation tribes, central american flavor, messianic jewish roots, and a pretty charasmatic theology I'd say the Matheney's praise G-d like very few others do.
And all of this to say, that maybe this "bus thing" has been G-d's way of letting me experience and serve with this ministry.
In the next week the Matheney's in their dubbed "War Wagon" will head down to Florida again to help in flushing out the plans for Howie and Amber's wedding, and the Train de Vie will stay put until the wedding is over.
So if you would like to pray for this very young and learning ministry called the Train de Vie, I think we could all use constant guidance in learning to be good stewards of the bountiful blessings that G-d pours down on us everyday. And more specifically we will have to make some hard decisions concerning the pregnancy and our commitment to one another, as well as what this next month or so will look like.
Thanks for your support.
