Our First Sunday in Kentucky

(Here we are eating our first home-cooked meal in our new apartment)

Today we went and visited a church about 40 minutes outside of Louisville, in a town named Campbellsburg.  It is an interesting story how we ended up visiting Campbellsburg Baptist Church. Our last Sunday at Anza Baptist Church we were sitting with Pastor Bob and Bertha at our going away lunch.  While we were talking with them, we were sharing our concern with them about finding a good small church to go to while we are here at Southern Seminary.  During our conversation, Sue Chilton came up and told us that she grew up in Campbellsburg, Kentucky, and that her two brothers still attended the Baptist Church there.  We told her that we would go and visit the church, and she said that she would notify her brothers.  Both Matt and I thought that it was pretty amazing that right when we were talking about where to go to church, Sue came up and suggested Cambellsburg Baptist Church.  We went there this morning, and felt right at home.  The church congregation is about the size of our home church in Anza, but there are more children.  We were immediately welcomed by many of the church members.  The church meets in its original historic brick church building, and seems to have its original avocado green carpet and pews.  The people there were so amazing, one elderly lady even came up and gave me a gold cross that she had crocheted.  After the service, the pastor and his wife took time to talk with Matt and I.  We found out that he is going to Southern Seminary right now too.  It was a joy to talk with them and pray with them before we left.  It truly was an amazing experience.  We are still praying that this is the church that God is calling us to attend while we are here in Kentucky.

Tonight, I cooked our first real meal in my miniature kitchen.  It was actually kind of fun cooking in such a small kitchen.  We only have one chair, and one small rolling hospital bed table, but we made due for our dinner.  Matt sat on the seat of his rowing machine, and I sat on the chair.  We had a great meal together for the first time in our new home.

I wanted to thank everyone for their support in helping us get here.  You are all greatly appreciated.  Words cannot express how thankful we are to all of you.