One more week....

Just a little update before the Big Day!!!

We are getting married in a week and life is crazy trying to prepare for it! I am so thankful to be home and I am receiving so much encouragement from friends and family! What a blessing they are! My two big projects for the beginning of next week are preparing the center-pieces and decorating the church! I can't believe the wedding is coming so so quickly!

Benj and I are also preparing to do some fundraising at our home church this weekend! We had an awesome opportunity to talk about what we are doing with Discover Church this week! The Bainbridge United Methodist Women's dinner was at the Bell Tower and we received a generous gift from all of them Wednesday night! We are so thankful and it really was a huge blessing as we begin our support raising at our home church. We are preparing to speak to a Sunday school class for a full hour as well as the Connection Service to ask for financial and prayer support! I cannot explain how thankful we are for all of the neat things God is doing in our lives right now!

Please continue to pray for us--for preparation for our marriage and that we would never forget WHO these blessing truly come from. Pray that He would provide through those that we are able to speak to about what we are doing in Florida and with Discover Church! We know that God's hand is on this church plant and we are just thankful that He is allowing us to be a part of what He's doing! May He receive ALL the glory!

I pray that you all can trust in Him for the impossible!
He is faithful!!!

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Liberty Graduation 2009...

Here are some pictures of our recent celebration! Benj and I graduated from Liberty University this past weekend and we are so excited to finally be done! The first picture is of the stadium full of graduates, family, and friends. The second is of me and 3 others that were a part of the first graduating class in the Children's Ministry department! And the last two are of our families and of Benj and I! Enjoy!

Finally College Graduates....

Hello from Virginia for the last time!

It is an exciting week here at Liberty University! Tomorrow is finally graduation and I just wanted to write a little note before life at home gets crazy with wedding plans! My parents and several members of Benj's family came down to Liberty to celebrate with us as we graduate tomorrow morning! I will be graduating with a bachelors in Religion/Children's Ministries and Benj will be graduating with a bachelors in Worship/Biblical Studies! We are so thankful that are families and friends are here to share this exciting moment with us and so thankful that God has truly been the One to bless us and give us the strength to carry us through!

Today we spent the day packing, going to practice for graduation, running errands, and spending time with family and friends this evening! Tomorrow morning we will arrive at the school bright and early, there are over 6,000 students graduating tomorrow and it seems unreal! Ben Stein will be our keynote speaker and after the large gathering, we will divided up into different buildings for our department graduations where we receive our diplomas! We are so thankful that God has placed us at this university at just the right time and could not be more excited about where He is about to take us!

After graduation tomorrow, Benj will be staying for a few days and then traveling down with Chip (our lead pastor) and his wife Brittni to move things down to Florida. He will be able to look at a condo for us to rent and we are praying that God will open the doors for us to live there. All the while I will be coming home so that I can begin putting the finishing touches on wedding plans! Benj will fly back after that weekend and continue to work on wedding planning and fund raising! I will be sure to post some pictures as soon as I can of graduation and I am hoping to hear from and see many of you at home soon!

Please continue to pray for Discover Church, Our personal Fund raising, and strength for Benj and I (and our families) as we prepare for the soon approaching wedding!

May God be Glorified in all that we do,
~Steph