Nichole and I had the opportunity to meet with 3 churches while in NW Oregon. This is a post to tell you a little about them.
Valley Christian Church
Valley is a church in Wilsonville Oregon that my dad pastors at. We were warmly welcomed by the leaders of their mission board, Jim and Ginger Fitch. As we reflected on our meeting we were taken back by how supportive the church was. We were meeting most of them for the first time, yet their hospitality and encouraging words were second to none.
Nexus House Church
Another church that we met with was also super hospitable and encouraging. Nexus is a house church that meets in Northwest Oregon and is part of a network of house churches there. We actually visited on a night that 3 different house churches were getting together so we got to talk to more people than expected. It was quite cool to find out that they were very familiar with All Nations and loved what they are doing.
Warrenton Christian Church
For those of you who don’t know, this is the church that I grew up in. It was quite the homecoming! The roads were a mess with slush and snow which is totally rare for Warrenton. Nevertheless we made our way around the city and visited friends and supporters and had an opportunity to speak to the church about our mission. The whole visit felt big and purposeful… Here we are headed to Africa, sitting with my preschool Sunday school teacher. I am incredibly grateful for the faithful followers of Christ who prayed for and supported me through some CRAZY years.
We are thrilled to be connected with and partnered with these churches and are very excited to take them all to South Africa with us!
