Married & Moved
Hi! We thought we’d send an “update” since we haven’t talked to most of you in a while. Our wedding was more than we could have asked for and our honeymoon in Hawaii was equally amazing. WE LOVE MARRIAGE!! A week after returning, we moved to Redding, California. Many have asked, “Why Redding?!” Well, we wanted to move somewhere away from our comfort zones for our first year of marriage to focus on one another and on seeking the Lord about our future. The reason we chose Redding was that there is a great church there called “Bethel” that is experiencing a mighty move of God, and daily seeing genuine signs of REVIVAL! We had visited before and loved it, and without a doubt we both knew the Lord was calling us there, knowing that this is a movement that we could totally partner with to do missions.
School of Ministry
A week after moving to Redding we began to pray about the possibility of going to the school of ministry at Bethel. We prayed that God would confirm it financially if we were to go. A few days later a family friend called us saying that we had been on her heart and she asked us if we needed money for anything. Long story short, she sent us a generous donation that paid for our deposit and a good chunk of our tuition. So, we are now both first year students and it is amazing! The teaching is incredible and we are blessed to be part of a school that highly values both the fruit of the spirit and the gifts of the spirit. We have deep respect for our teachers, pastors, and peers as we are seeing their wisdom, character and power. Weekly we hear unbelievable testimonies and see with our own eyes people being healed and saved. As we’ve reached out to people, prayed for them and shared the truth of Jesus with them we have been reminded that “the harvest is plentiful” and people are more open to the Lord than sometimes we realize. We are living in exciting times for sure!
When we moved here we didn’t know how long we would stay, but as we have prayed – God has put a desire in our hearts to stay here for at least another year so that we can complete the 2nd year of school. Although we both have degrees and have been to Bible School, we totally feel like what this school has to impart and teach us is absolutely vital for our preparation to minister and demonstrate the Lord’s Love and Power. We have also decided to begin the process of becoming “Bethel missionaries”. Their missions program has an incredibly large vision and we are so excited to be part of it. We are open to serving in whatever way is needed over these next couple years until we are “sent out” to the nations. We are interested in knowing if and how you would be interested in partnering with us now and in the future, so if you could take a minute to fill out the enclosed card, we would totally appreciate it!
Missions Trip to Japan, Work, & Other Random Stuff….
Part of our school is a 2 week mission’s trip in March. We will be going Japan. On the back of this sheet we’ve included more details. Other than school, Aaron is working part time building gazebos and custom cottages. Crystal is still waiting for her “work permit” but has been keeping busy cooking, cleaning and making jewelry (and looking for ways to sell some of it!). We’re starting to make some good friends and overall we are SO BLESSED by the Lord to be where we are, doing what we’re doing!!! To check on what we’re up to you can go to our blogspot: aaronandcrystal.blogspot.com (which we are going to try and update at least once or twice a month). We’d love to hear how you all are, so let us know what you are up to! WE LOVE YOU ALL!!
MAY YOU OVERFLOW with HIS AMAZING LOVE and JOY TODAY!!
Aaron & Crystal
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