dirty car = new job?

For the past year and a half we have been looking for a pastoral position that we really felt excited about. And 2 weeekends ago we got the chance to candidate at Lake Park Baptist Church, in Birch Hills, SK. We've known about this church for a while and have always been excited about the things that are happening and the growth they are having. God is really creating a wave there!

So we candidated. What is candidating you ask? Well, it's sort of like an extended interview. Since the position was for a person to work with Young Families and Small Groups, we went to a Young Families BBQ on Saturday night to meet and get to know the people. There were about 30 adults and about 40 kids (only 1/2 of the Young Families in the church) - Nadia was in heaven. Most of the night she had a gaggle of older girls surrounding her; picking her up and adoring her.

We stayed the night at the Senior Pastor's home and had a fun time with their family - they thought Nadia was a doll. Becuase I was pregnant, I ended up having insomnia that night and only got a few hours of sleep. Apparently, Nadia was restless too, and slept in our bed for some of the night, something she's never done before. Usually, she climbs in our bed, gets comfortable and then tells us she's going back to bed. It was a strange night.

Then Sunday morning, we went to the church to share our life story. We had planned for Nadia to stay with the Senior Pastor's wife while we were on stage, but she decided she was coming too. She's a little rock star in the making - she loved the attention and lights! Tim also gave a short message on Mother's Day. We pretty much monopolized the morning.

The dirty car? As we drove into Birch Hills for the first time on Saturday afternoon, we hit torrential rain. And then we turned off the highway and onto a grid road (gravel). It was a bog of a road and each time we drove down it to the Pastor's home, we added another layer of mud. The picture really doesn't do it justice. Tim was so embarrassed to drive our filthy car to church! The funny part is he just washed it the day before! ha ha

So, the result! The Wednesday after we candidated, the congregation voted on whether or not we should come, be hired. It was a unanimous vote for us to come. And now that we've officially accepted the offer and call, we are officially moving. That also means we are officially house hunting for the first time.

So this summer we will buy a house, have a new baby, move and Tim will start a new job. Actually, that all has to happen in the next 2 months. So cool - we've been waiting so long for this that it feels like a whirlwind of happenings. But maybe it is!