Praise God

God did it!! We raised more than the $37,000 needed for the matching funds from the denomination. Praise God. As of this evening we have raised $37,500 in just a little over 2 months. Thank you to all of you that have supported the startup of The Branches Community Church. We have a lot more fund raising to be done to get the church off the ground, but this initial push has been a boost to our confidence and confirmation that we are headed in the right direction.

The last Sunday for the Sorensens and the Pinkertons at Farmland Friends Church will be April 11th. Beginning in mid-April James and I will begin an internship at Brookville Road Community Church in New Palestine, IN. We will be learning from them for a couple of months before we make the move to California. BRCC will be partnering with The Branches Community Church of Escondido, CA.; we are looking forward to the partnership, and are anticipating great things.

There is one more piece of the puzzle that needs to be taken care of... and that is the selling of our home here in Parker City, IN. We would appreciate your prayers that our home would sell before this June. Our families need to get out to California by June 30th so that we can begin laying the ground work for the new church. If you know of anyone interested in a new home please send them our way... we are EXTREMELY motivated at this point. =)

I believe God is up to some big things with this new church. We have had many confirmations that we are moving in the right direction. The excitement level is building and we are excited to get this church started. If all goes according to plan we will probably be launching the church in mid-December.

Here are some things you could help us with by praying:

• That our home will sell in the next couple of months.
• That we have a smooth conclusion to our ministries at FFC.
• That the Lord would prepare the hearts of those that we will share the Good News with in Escondido.
• That God would be glorified through our lives.