Fruits of Trust

Brothers and sisters,

If there is one thing Nic and I have been learning these past few weeks, it has been that the Lord is truly the giver of every good and perfect gift.  We are provided for every day with the things that we need and even the things we want, which is hard for me to accept for whatever reason.  Seriously, Jesus has been generous enough to not only pay our rent, but to even provide us with little things like money specifically for us to be able to have dates together (a fund given to us by one of the most wonderful and generous families on the face of the earth).  We have continuously been blown away by the kindness he has shown to us and are trying to figure out what it means for us to respond faithfully to that generosity by making our gifts, resources, and lives accessible to others.  We ask that you pray for our hearts to be open to trust, generosity, and praise more and more every day.

The Lord has also been faithful to provide me with employment!  Thank you to everyone who has been praying about this with us.  Starting on Monday, I will be working with the YMCA in their after school program at Bellevue Elementary School.  I am very grateful to have an opportunity to influence the youth in my community for the glory of Jesus; intergenerational relationships and training are so crucial to the health of the kingdom.  I am very much looking forward to teaching these kids what it means to be people of good character, and I am especially anticipating what they will teach me in return.  If you could be praying for Nic to have clarity on where the Lord would have him work, that would be wonderful.  We know there is a job out there for him, we just need to be patient and wait on the Lord to reveal it to us.

We have been meeting with Austin and Julie every Monday morning to talk about the direction that The Vue is headed in and what steps we need to take in order to achieve the goals of this ministry.  We pray often that our ideas would not be our own, but the Lord's, and we hope that whatever fruits may come from this ministry would be rooted in and sustained by the vine that is Jesus Christ.  We are hopeful that through this ministry, disciples will be made of 20-somethings who are empowered by the Holy Spirit to go out and disciple more people throughout the city of Pittsburgh.  He is faithful and we are so excited to see what he is working in and through us and the people we are growing with.  Some of the people we have met through The Vue are the most inspiring, motivated, and strange people we know.  They are genuine in their lives and faith; we are so thankful for their friendship and encouragement.

On another note, I am already helping a friend coordinate and promote and art show this November.  I am beyond excited!  There will be more details on that at a later date.

The Lord is faithful in every way if you submit your ways to him.  We are beyond blessed by his love and mercy for us, and pray the same for all of you.  Please, keep this ministry and his kingdom in your prayers. We love you.


Grace and peace,

N&K