GO FOR IT

i have been looking at my blog link in the toolbar of my macbook for 2 weeks now and i've been avoiding the inevitbale post . . .

well, here goes nothing . . .

about a month ago, Amanda and I accepted God's call and the Ohio District's invitation to become the lead pastors of Lifepoint Church in Delaware, OH. that means we only have 2 weeks left to serve the great students of XLR8 and the amazing young adults of SALT here in BG.

our first Sunday at Lifepoint will be Oct. 19th, followed by our installation service on the 26th in which Ohio Superintendent John Wooton will be speaking.

this was truly the hardest ministry decision we have ever had to make. God has blessed our family and the ministries we have led at Dayspring! we were not looking to leave, and yet God would not stop knocking on our heart's door.

we love BG! we love the people! we love our new pastor, Scott Estep! but, we love God more than all of those, and when we accepted His call to full-time ministry, we made the decision to follow Him no matter where He led us.

so here we are.

yes, i am excited for the future, but the next few weeks will be full of reflection over the past 3 years and the great opportunity we have had to serve the students of Dayspring.

i will be sharing what God has taught me in my ministry these past 3 years and keeping those of you who read this up to date on the Valantine family. (yes, i will be blogging more often. i know you all wait in eager anticipation for my next post)

today, i say GO FOR IT! do what God has called you to do with all your heart! time is short. no man is guaranteed tomorrow!

why wait? today is the day, Carpe Diem!