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After looking for almost a year, Jorge and I have found a new church at Anderson Mill Rd. Baptist Church! (Gasp!) Yes...you have read that correctly, Baptist Church. I never would have thought we'd end up at a baptist church, but there is one like every five seconds from each other here in South Carolina. The most important thing is that they have a set of core beliefs that match ours, we are spiritually fed and have a servants heart. We have found all of that at Anderson Mill. They are just a few minutes up the road from where we live. They have lots of youth that attend and some even with Chris at school. Chris has shown an interest to participate and attend church. That lit a fire under Jorge and I to make sure to pray about where God wants us to be.

It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day mundain things. Making dinner, going to work, doing the laundry, cleaning the house, the list is endless. It is a real committment and work to find a new church. We visited so many. The last church we attended was a very large, popular church in downtown Spartanburg. They have a televised service and you could tell! The preacher would yell and shout and then smile at the camera and say, "Jesus loves you!" While all of that is true, the word cheesy comes to mind. It was a production and it felt very cold. We immediately knew this was not home for us. Our search went on. We even would go to two different churches on the same Sunday. But finally, we found a church that we felt we could serve, worship and connect with. This past Sunday Jorge led us to the altar to transfer our membership. I was so proud of him. He's really taking on the Spiritual Leader role in our home. I see a sparkle in his eye that I haven't seen in a long time.

The pastor came to our home this past Tuesday and met with us. We felt so at ease and really enjoyed getting to know more about him and AMRBC. (Anderson Mill Rd. Baptist Church) He's a young preacher with a great preaching style. Straight from the bible, word for word, chapter by chapter, book by book. Jorge of course loves this. I am learning a lot but will always love a good sermon series.

Yesterday Jorge served as a prayer warrior and prayed for over an hour with other church members for various prayer requests. I of course headed for choir. It's a big choir. A little disorganized, but they have a new worship leader that will hopefully take then to the next level. Lots of talent in this group. I'm looking forward to being a part of it.

Please keep us in your prayers as we become a part of a local church and lead our family to Christ.