Jamie and I are going to be teaching the 1st-3rd grade Sunday School starting this week I think. We have spent the last 7 months just going to adult classes, taking a backseat, and being fed for a while. It had been a long time and it has been really nice. We didn't want (or even need) to jump right into a teaching or leadership position as soon as we moved. It has been a time to recoup, refresh, heal, forgive, rest, and move forward.
I'm finally getting into a "good" place with everything that happened last spring. I think we've dealt (or are dealing) with it as best as we can, and God has just been so incredibly good to us through this entire process. We sort of jumped out of an airplane without a chute in April, but he flew right along with us showering us with blessings abound. That part is impossible to deny. We were let down by this world, but God never let us down! What Satan meant to claim for his side, God reclaimed for us and has given us so much.
Maybe it took all those other churches, ministry experiences, and people (those that loved us and those that didn't) to bring us exactly where we are now. I don't know. Our church is probably the way I've craved church for years, but never quite found it. I also understand that it probably wouldn't fit some people and I'm OK with that too. It takes all Christians working together to reach others for Christ (which is the goal anyways)...not just a church that fits a particular mold.
We left Owensboro with us both teaching 2 classes that never got completed by us, so it has been a while since we've been in the teacher's chair in church. It'll be different and it has been several years since I've taught little ones in SS. Jamie has never taught little ones in SS. He has taught little ones, but not in that setting. It is a very energetic group and a growing group of kids. God made each one of those kids very unique for his purpose and I know that being their teacher will bless us more than it will them.
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