Loving Others, our church's legacy.

Donald and I as a married couple have had awesome experiences with church and our church family. When Amarissa was about 2 she was having night time seizures and the pre-episodes would start around 5pm so it made it hard to get back and forth to church. As a result we started missing more services than we attended. So we started praying that God would give us clear direction as to what was best for our family. The seizures continued so we started praying about a new church that was closer, 30-40 mins in the car with a toddler that was screaming the entire time was no picnic. After months of visiting we were discouraged and thought we would never find a church where we fit. One Sunday morning we were at a loss as to what to do next. Donald half jokingly said "Google Baptist Churches". So I did, you never know right? At the top of that list was Faith Baptist Church. We visited and ended up joining. This church and church family has been such a healing balm to Donald and I. They have shown us what it truly means to love one another and be a church family. When we homeschooled the Pastor and his visiting partner would just drop by to say Hi to the kids and to be an encouragement. Our Pastor's wife is one of my best friends and when we miss she takes the time to call and keep us up to date with prayer requests and lessons. Not to mention the many "older couples" who love our children and are always there with a hug and a smile. Donald and I are even blessed to have a couple that is close to our age who also have small children to hang out with and who have become like family to us. They challenge us by their love and commitment to the Lord to become stronger Christians and better parents. 

And I cannot say enough about the young people in our church. Amber is our only "teen girl" and we have two young men who serve the Lord in our children's church. They are kind, patient and have a sweet spirit toward the younger children in our church. They are always looking for ways to make God's word more real for our pre teens and to challenge them to grow spiritually. Something that is not the norm in today's society. This group of believers have taught us so much about ministering and edifying one another. We are blessed to be part of this family.