This Beautiful Adventure

"He who calls you is FAITHFUL; He will surely do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24

This verse has been such a source of peace to my soul over the past few years. More specifically, in the past month it has been a Scripture I have held onto tightly, recited frequently and shared with others as I waited and prayed through the hiring process.

It is the verse I shared with the congregation on my last Sunday on staff at the church where I worked for 5 years before leaving to pursue a degree in Women's Ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary. Which, just so you are aware, I did not complete. I'll tell you about it one day, but the short version is that God used my time in Dallas to sharpen my faith, redirect my path, and confirm His calling...specifically Women's Ministry. And He knew leaving Dallas would lead me back to Pennsylvania to a different job in Lancaster and eventually to this position at this time at LEFC.

It is the verse I posted on my facebook page last week about 5 minutes after Ann Unruh & Linda Page called and told me that the Executive Committee had voted to offer me the position as Director of Women's Ministry. The conversation went a little something like this:
*ring*ring*
Katherine: Hello?
Ann: WOOOHHHHOOOOO (Seriously)
I knew right then this was the place for me!

It is the verse that is hanging on a welcome banner in my new office at LEFC that (along with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, balloons and a gift from your AMAZING Interim Director of Women's Ministry, Beth Schwartz) moved me to tears my first morning of work...so overwhelmed by a God who is relentless in His love for me.

As we begin this new journey together, I want to tell you everything! And I want to hear all about your journey in this life, too. I could go on and on recounting the faithfulness of our amazing God. There will be time for that. But for now, the only thing I need you to know about me is this:

I am nothing without Jesus.
He is everything to me.
He is more than enough.

As we begin this journey together, I want you to know that I am so looking forward to getting to know each of you! Sunday's Tent Event was a wonderful opportunity to meet many of you. Looking forward to watching the Lord knit our hearts together in friendship & ministry.

So... this blog is for you. I encourage you to stop by regularly. I plan to use it to post stories, encouragement, updates, announcements, prayer requests, praises... begin posts with the intent for the best part of it to be in the comment sections, so please be sure to comment back and forth to each other. It won't be too long before I get fancy with pictures and spruce things up here in blogworld. We'll still be on facebook, but this is just a different format God's given me a vision for... and I'm trying to find the best way to incorporate all things internet with all things women!
I encourage you to leave comments and interact with each other. Expand your community at LEFC. You never know what God will use to spark a great friendship.

One last thing to say about Facebook. It's ok if you're not a Facebook gal. I get it. One more thing in the world to keep up with. No condemnation to you, whatsoever. That's the beauty of a blog. You can pop in when it's convenient for you or several times a day.

Grateful & Blessed,
Katherine