I realize that it has been a really long time since our last entry. There is a reason for that, however. There has not, until recently, been much to write about. I believe that the month of August was a sort of a holding pattern for us, a time for us to become content with the happenings of the moment and to learn not to obesess over the details of the future. It honestly was a painful process. "The Waiting Place" is not a fun place to be, especially in a world where we are used to having answers to questions instantaneously.
With all that said, the last week or so has been very eventful. Things are coming together for us in amazing ways. I just started my new job at Nyack College. I am now the Learning Assessment Specialist for the New York City area. This means that I will be helping students in the adult degree program to come up with the credits they need to complete their degrees. Also it looks like there will be potential for teaching in the future. All in all it looks like a great opportunity and I am very excited. Kelly's work situation is also doing well, she has a few clients that look like they will be on for the long-term.
We will be moving to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn tomorrow morning. We are staying in the basement apartment of a friend's place until we can find our own apartment in the neighborhood. This wasn't our first choice, but it gives us time to get Luke into school and to get settled in to our routines without having to stress too much. I'm looking forward to living in Brooklyn. It's a very different place than Manhattan, but we will still be very close to the area in Manhattan where we are hoping to focus our ministry.
Things are looking up and I am thankful to say that we can all breathe a sigh of relief for the moment. Hopefully now that some of our more basic "survival" needs have been taken care of, we can start to think more about the direction of 141-NYC. This has been an amazing time of learning, testing and observing. I hope to be able to report more on this in the near future. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support.
-Brian
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u guys r amazing ppl for taking on this life cause. i am honored to be ur friend. good luck with all that u do and congrats on the new job. bless u and know that the carter family in las vegas loves u.
The job sounds good for you. Hope it turns out that way.
Yes--getting Luke to a school will be a good move for him; I'm sure he'll make many friends.
When you said "This has been an amazing time of learning, testing and observing" it reminds me of the kinds of post Bud and Christin have at hkmissions: http://winninghk.blogspot.com/
Talk about a whole new/old world. They too are getting jobs and work visas. It's great reading how both your missions are going a world apart.
Barry
hey brian. if you haven't yet, you should check out ray comfort's autobiography, 'out of the comfort zone'. he had a very similar calling, albeit focusing equally on street evangelism and serving the poor in the l.a. area. it's worth a read, it's really fluffy, easy reading but it would be good for you guys since you're basically doing the same thing.
hope all is well out there in the hong kong of the west... things here in the new york of the east are doing well. i've started my job and we're really getting settled in here and seeing our friends start ministries [which is really why we came]. it will be interesting to see how this year pans out for us, as we're really testing the waters and finding out where God has us in the grand scheme of all this... well, just all this i suppose.
christin and i send our love. grace&peace. bye
- bud.
Hey Brian,
Sorry I couldn't make it on Sonday. The snow was too much for me to drive into the city. Next time...
btw, I had this dream on Nov. 23rd:
Setting: school, where my friend Marie-Joie (http://www.myspace.com/marie_joie) was teaching youngsters, early to late teens
2 noteworthy tidbits:
She mentioned "Bay Ridge"
An early teen lays hands on me - after an intense exchange with what I interpret as a dark watcher - and says to me, "This is our watch." And I collapse into a cubby-shower...
Not sure what "Bay Ridge" meant at the time. I know I'm called to Brooklyn at some point. Marie-Joie's husband, Gabriel (http://www.myspace.com/machocamacho79) was also in the dream. We were part of a house church and a couple of more ministries in Westchester back in the day. They've since relocated to Quebec...
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