Church Planting begins

Well it is true! I was approved by the BGC to plant a church as of June 12th. It was a great moment of accomplishment followed by a severe thunderstorm and tornado warning.
The next day we began a training seminar for church planting called First Steps. That lasted for an evening, a day and the following morning. It was a ton of information in a short amount of time. After this long week we returned to CA from WI with a sigh of relief having survived the Midwest.
But first thing Monday morning was a meeting for final approval with our local team. That happened quickly and since then I have been filling out forms and doing a vision presentation. Upon receiving my fund raising cards, I can finally start sending out letters and setting up appointments. This has been a long process that has only begun. Please faithful virtual friends pray for us as we fundraise so that we can get on the field.