Bussard Update

It has been awhile since the last update (surprise, surprise). Someday I will get to updating this thing regularly. I apologize to those who think we dropped off the face of the earth.

Much has happened since the last update. We went to Tennessee, for the last time for a while, at the end of July for Pastors' College. That week changed my life and God got a hold on my heart. When I was eighteen years old, God called me to full-time Christian service. Over the years I have felt the calling to be a pastor of a church. I went to Crown College and Seminary and am finally complete with my studies (other than life itself). This Pastors' College, the Lord moved on my heart to start looking for a church to pastor. Ever since that day, we have been moving forward with that. Sarah is all for the move and we are praying for God's will and, while we have a few open doors, we are still waiting for the Lord to give us a church.

It truly is hard to be patient, because you feel that God has called you to do something, and you want to do it NOW!! But through some wise counsel, the Lord has taught me to be patient and wait on His timing. We do not know when, where, or how this will come about, but, just like with Victory, we know that God's timing is perfect. We appreciate your prayers with us as we search for a church. Right now we are working with Dr. Charles Horton who has been very kind and gracious in assisting us. We are in kind of a lull time now and are just praying for God to work.

As far as other news, Phoebe is now four years old and out of the nursery! She has started attending Sunday School and really loves it. She is also learning Bible verses and becoming a smart little girl. Jimmy is now two and starting to talk a bit, while Andrea will be one in about one month. Andrea is crawling now and pulling herself up. She is off formula and eating easy to chew foods. All of our kids are growing up too fast!

The ministry at Victory is doing well and growing. We have added people to the church and the choir (which is a blessing), and will be working on Christmas music soon (once I can get the Cantata worked out). We had the Merrill family down for meetings throughout the week at the church. If you have never had these folks at your church, you should do so. They are genuine Christians who love the Lord and preach the Word. We were blessed to have them in our home and get to know them a bit; they were a great blessing. Pastor Wade has been preaching on Revival and teaching on Genesis on Wednesday Evenings, while we have been studying the lives of the twelve disciples in Sunday School. Thank you all for your prayers for us, please continue to do so as we seek God's will for our lives and look for a church to pastor.