Why get out of debt? Edwin and I were your stereotypical college students who actually went looking for the credit card companies who handed out free t-shirts as a consolation prize after selling your soul for their plastic card. Well...12 years later we definitely have lots to do in order to get that balance back to zero! We heard of Dave Ramsey who gives excellent advice on how to get rid of debt so you can be financially free. It is not millions we are seeking but freedom from looming debt that can create holes in a marriage over time. We realize this potential hazard and want to attack it together in the New Year! I also think it will be a lot of fun to achieve goals like this together and then one day when we are free of debt, we will be able to have all of you over for the biggest party you have EVER seen!!! ;)
Why reach out to the hurting? God has really shown us what hitting rock bottom is like in our own lives as well as the lives of people around us. We have really been praying that God reveal what "church" is supposed to mean in our own lives and how we need to apply that definition in our daily activities. As a child, I grew up going to church every Sunday and Bible studies every Wednesday night. I know that kind of "church" is important to many people but honestly I have always felt so uncomfortable and out of place in that environment. I feel most comfortable sitting at a bar, having a drink and talking about real life with people who are seeking answers for the broken trail that has led them to a certain point. I relate to the alcoholics, the drug addicts, the prostitutes, the homeless, the abused, and the list goes on. So, after Edwin and I prayed about it we truly felt led to be the "church" and help those who are hurting. We want to talk about Jesus and search for answers with people who are also searching. We do not want to look to people to lead us because Jesus is our leader. We do not want to stagnate because Jesus would be out there right now loving people of all walks of life. I truly feel if Jesus were walking the earth today, I would witness Him spending much of His time out on the streets loving people who are hurting. It is the most freeing feeling to know God does not come in a box. He is beyond our wildest imagination of love, beauty, creation, forgiveness, grace and friendship.
There you have it! Our aspirations for 2011 are written in stone! Feel free to hold us accountable;) We love all of you and pray that God continues to bless you!
Happy New Year!
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth."
~Martin Luther King~
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