Opening Doors in the Setting of Beautiful Mountains

Drew and I have been in Colorado for the last couple of days sharing about our call to work with GYFM.  It's been a really great trip and we have enjoyed reconnecting with so many friends.  We lived here during our first two years of marriage, and worked with the youth at Village Seven Church.  We have taken some time during this trip to drive around to both of our old apartments as well as some other favorite spots around the city, and it's been so neat to have a ton of memories flood back.  We were able to sit with friends over coffee and laugh about the old times, and cry about the hard things that have happened in the last five years of life.  Relationships are an amazing gift from the Lord.  Colorado is so beautiful, and this trip has reminded us again of God's goodness as we look at the amazing mountains outside.

Our goodbye party in 2007 with the youth from Village Seven!

Drew and I on top of Mount Belford in 2007.  It was important for us to climb a fourteener before we left Colorado for good!

One of the views of Pikes Peak that we had this weekend.

On Friday night we had a gathering of about 20 people over for a dessert at our friend Joe and Gwen's house.  We both felt so loved by the response we received from them about our ministry with GYFM, and it was so great to see so many familiar faces.  Yesterday at church we saw the Lord open doors and bring people in our path who we had known years ago, as well as new people who were immediately excited about our ministry.  We put a lot of work and time in setting up meetings for these trips, but I am so grateful when I see how the Lord opens up doors for conversations that I never saw coming.  We are grateful for all of the connections we have made here, and for those who are praying for us and committed to supporting us financially.

So thankful for everyone who came!

We are praying that the Lord establishes a great foundation of supporters here in the Springs so that we can continue to come back and deepen the relationships with our friends here for years and years to come!

-Lindsey