We've been very excited about Lifetree Church, the new church plant in Hiram, GA. Wanting to get to know the area more, we took a trip this past weekend to Ga. Thanks to Jeff and Karen Farmer and their two girls for letting us stay in their home! Brian and Karen Bridges also joined us with their two girls. It was very interesting with so many in the house, but I must say, very enjoyable! Caleb didn't seem to mind being the only boy in the midst of so many girls.

We were able to go to the school where Lifetree will begin to meet at the beginning of next year. Prayerfully, we walked the school grounds and dreamed a little of what this church could mean for the surrounding community. Paulding County is a fast growing area outside of Atlanta, with subdivisions popping up all over. Many of its residents do not go to church, and we hope to change that. Ours will be a family integrated model. This means that families will not be segregated to their "age groups", but families will remain together in worship. One of the goals is to disciple fathers, for them to be the spiritual head of their households, and to lead their families in discipleship as well.

Most exciting of all was that Brooke, Jeff's oldest daughter, accepted Christ as her Savior. We even baptized her in the jacuzzi! It was so exciting, and all during the time of our first meeting as a new church. For a video clip of the baptism, visit Jeff's blog:
lifetreechurch.blogspot.com

This is our vision, and we hope that you will pray for us during this time. We feel that God wants to finally give us a place to settle down and plant roots! This is exciting for us. Please pray as we seek God's guidance in where to live and best be able to reach the community around us. Pray also that we will find jobs that also meet our needs. Pray that God's plan for this church will be clear to us and we will be able to fulfill it.

Thank you for your prayers and support.