I moved to Nebraska!

Welcome to God's country! That is what it felt like as I drove further and further from the city of Chicago and embarked on my journey into pastoral ministry. This next year I am blessed to be able to serve in the midst of an amazing church body in Ceresco Nebraska. Never heard of it? Well, you SHOULD! It is beautiful here and the people are wonderful. I arrived here on my 28th birthday and not only was I greeted with 20 people to unload my car, but then an additional 30 showed up to throw me a birthday party! I have never had such a birth in my life. While there are aspects of this year that intimidate and scare me, I already feel loved and accepted and am so excited to see what God has in store:-) I am moving away from a community in Chicago that has blessed me, loved me, challenged me, and helped me to grow. Yet, with each person that I meet here in Ceresco I know that description is true here as well. Each week I hope to share with whoever is interested I will be updating this blog and sharing a bit of how I see God moving in this place. I hope you will join me for this ride!

Also: I am attempting to run/walk at least a mile a day this year and share how I have seen God in those times as well. Here is this week: July 30th: Run with Amy where God showed me the blessing of a neighborhood in a big city July 31st: tour of Ceresco with Pastor Jodi where I saw God in the community here August 1st: Run with Ben & Elise where I saw the blessing of God through friends on this journey August 2nd: Walk through the country where I saw God EVERYWHERE!