It is with great joy and tremendous humility that I tell you that we have made it to Seward. We arrived last Thursday, just as predicted, to find such a welcome as could not be imagined. We laughed, we cried, we did the "happy dance" on North Harbor Street, to the bemused gaze of the cruise ship tourists and the locals alike. Everyone we have met has been just as kind and pleasant as you could want, with the possible exception of the surly bus driver in whose space we had briefly parked our truck and his shoes probably were pinching him..
So we got here and found a space to park the trailer with some very kind and lovely people who have made us feel welcome like family. Ten minutes after we hit town, I met an engineering recruiter who asked me to shoot him a resume this weekend. Susan also met, at about the same time, someone who wants to buy our Airstream. Everywhere we turn, we are finding our hopes and dreams fulfilled. God is good. I mean, REALLY Good!
This morning, we got to worship with our new church family at St. Peter's Episcopal, here in Seward. It was such a joy to finally be able to bow before our Lord, in the company of these dear, good people. What a blessing! This truly is a church family and we are so blessed to be here.
I met some wonderful people, this morning, who know the people to talk to about getting my prison ministry going. After all these months of spinning my wheels, with ministries that did not ever quite get around to doing anything, it will be wonderful to get back into the field to serve. Of course, there will be a period of background checks and reality checks of various kinds, but I feel like I am moving forward again.
I will be keeping this blog going as the ministry here develops. Keep watching. God is going to do some amazing things!
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