As Mark continued to work in Auckland 3 days a week, I held down the fort in Tauranga. Even though the travel was an unwelcome hassle each week, even there we see the hand of God as Mark was able to spend the next few months living half the week with his parents and being present with them through one of the darkest seasons of their lives. For that I am grateful.
We were still catching our breath, wondering how we were going to start a church, how do you find the first person... when girls began showing up at our house. Our girls quickly began bringing home friends who were very curious about God. Half of them have little concept of who God is as our culture has pulled itself away from its heritage. We began bringing them to youth group and have continued to see friendships develop and young people discover the love of Jesus for themselves. I am grateful the Lord is again filling our home with teenagers, I already love these kids!
We were so excited that we had some teens to encourage that we were unprepared for how fast the Lord would bring adults. Another Vineyard in the area closed down and we were asked if we would care for their people along with the few that we had connected with. So within 5 weeks of arriving in Tauranga, Journey Vineyard was birthed! We have been meeting regularly in Life Group since March and are excited to see what God is doing in our midst and also in the city.
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