Update from Colorado

We have finished two weeks in Colorado, working as church planting interns. We have had much variety in these two weeks. We spent two days in orientation meetings, one afternoon taking a church planter assessment and a day celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. Lori found a job as the weekend pool sitter in Cherry Ridge Village, actually the job found Lori. We have spent time observing the people in Loveland and Fort Collins, talked with a few people and wondered about the best way to talk with them about God.

Chris has worked his engineering job in coffee shops, churches and homes. Anywhere there is an internet connection.

There have been preparations for the missions team that will come the week of June 23rd. We have written and printed flyers. Plans are taking form for service projects, painting of two homes in the park and planting of six trees. We have purchased reusable shopping bags and flower seeds for the week of the nature clubs. There is more work to come, but we have completed the bulk of the preparations.

We have stayed in two homes, getting to know two great families. We will be moving to a third home tomorrow.

This time is a middle ground between the academic work of Seminary and the day-to-day work of the church. It will be good when school is behind us and we are permanently settled, but it is never a good idea to wish away time.