Update from the Crafty Side of Life

Family & Friends-

Thank you all for your prayers since our last update – God continues to work in and through our lives. Thank you for being part of our lives.

We just wanted to give a quick update in our baby/graduating/moving/church planting journey.

Page is still teaching her “little ones”. For the most part there are no crazy children (or parents), so that makes the school year much more enjoyable. However, the “Mama” bug is closing in rapidly and she is looking forward March with great anticipation.

I am still enjoying being immersed by people much smarter than me. Despite the heart-wrenching and emotional/spiritually exhausting events of the past few weeks (for details see our Blog post titled “God’s Grace is Enough”) I have managed to get caught up on all my school work and I am looking forward to the rest of the semester.

The church plant is moving along. We have started meeting as a “D.C.” small group every week with Nathan & Andi Knight – our church planting cohorts. It is a valuable time as we study the Scriptures, pray for D.C. and discuss any pertinent church planting matters. We are planning a visit to D.C. in mid November to meet with key local pastors and to do some more housing/location research. We are working on our newsletter format and delivery method, so look for formalized “Restoration Church” updates in the coming months.

Last, but certainly not least, here is an update on the pregnancy. I had to save this one for last to ensure everyone read the first part of the email! We just found out last Friday that we are having a little GIRL (see blog post below for more information). Page is doing great and the Lord is faithfully knitting our precious gift together in Page’s womb. March 2 is the delivery date, but who knows when our little girl will arrive. Praise be to God!

Here are a few quick praises & prayer requests:
-Praise that Page is having healthy pregnancy and for a growing baby
-Praise that God has continued tighten the bonds of friendship between the Crafts and the Knights
-Praise that Judy (a girl being disciple by our small group) has placed her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord & Savior
-Pray for a profitable trip to D.C.
-Pray that God would give us wisdom as we finalize our budget and begin a transition/ fundraising plan
-Pray for healthy pregnancy and baby

Please let us know if there is anything that we can be praying for you about.

Grace and Peace-

Joey & Page