Just wanted to update everyone on Jordan's trip to Africa. He is on his way from Ethiopia to Tanzania right now, after he and Dave missed their flight yesterday. Of course, there's only one flight from Ethiopia to Tanzania each day, so they had to catch the flight out today. I've emailed back and forth with him quite a bit in the past day and a half. Their hotel in Ethiopia had free internet access in their rooms, so we even gmail chatted today before he left for the airport. He's doing well, and has already taken video and photos of life in Ethiopia. I'll try to keep everyone updated on his status over the next two weeks, but prayers are always appreciated.
On another note, Jordan and I are going through some major changes right now. We are finally focusing on living life by faith. We've switched churches and are so much happier where we are at now - Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, CA. The pastor is so transparent and real, and we have learned SO much from him already. It's kind of funny, because for the last couple months we haven't known what to do in regards to churches. We knew we didn't want to continue going to the church we had been going to, but we didn't know where to go from there. We have seriously tried SO many churches in LA, and after settling on one and attending for about four months straight, we just decided it really wasn't challenging us and wasn't helping us grow in our faith. So, we actually started watching podcasts of church services from Cornerstone. We did that for about two months and finally last week attended our first service since we visited over a year ago with Jordan's sister and her husband.
If you are curious about what we are learning and how we are growing in our faith, please check out some of the podcasts:
Also, Francis Chan (head pastor at Cornerstone) recently wrote a book that I'm reading while Jordan's gone. It's called Crazy Love and so far it's amazing. If you're looking for a new book to challenge you in your faith, you should check it out. Francis, more than anyone I know, truly lives his life by faith and doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. He knows he will have to suffer for the gospel and he's one of the most compelling people I've ever met. Even if you're not a Christian, I would encourage you to check out some of what this man has to say. He'll make you want to be a better person, I guarantee it.
Ok, love to you all...pics from the past few months soon to come. And when Jordan gets home I'll convince him to convert some of the best photos from his trip to Africa to jpegs so I can post them here. :)
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