Thanks to all of you who have been praying for my family and me. We appreciate you and your prayers more than I can say. It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I'd give a brief update on where we are right now. I continue to desire your prayers as I seek to know God's plan for us.
As you may know, we left Wakefield Baptist Church at the end of February. We continue to miss seeing and worshipping with our Wakefield family. Shortly after leaving Wakefield, the Lord brought several ministry opportunities to me for consideration. I began discussions and some interviews with a few churches in the area for ministries with music and students. All of these ministries were bi-vocational, similar to the ones I have been serving in for about 15 years. As I prayed and considered each opportunity, God drew me closer to Himself through the process. But in His wisdom, none of the opportunities were the right place of service for me. I am thankful for His work in me through this process. I continue to wait on Him to lead in placing me in the ministry He desires.
At the same time, God has been working in other ways that are exciting. My commitment to North Raleigh Christian Academy is unchanged. I continue to see God working there, and He has blessed me richly in this ministry. God has opened up some new opportunities for me at NRCA this fall. I will be teaching Algebra I in 8th grade this year. While I'm sad to be leaving the 7th grade team, I'm also looking forward to moving into a new challenge. And I get to teach the same students again as last year. This is a great chance to continue to reinforce God's truth to them and develop even closer relationships with them. In addition, I will be serving as the math department head and 8th grade-level lead this fall. I accepted these roles with great humility, knowing that I will be relying on the teams I work closely with for our mutual success for God's glory. I praise God for allowing me to step into these new roles. I pray I lead in them for Him alone.
While we wait to see how God works in church ministry, our family has been visiting The Summit Church. We have been visiting often since we left Wakefield. We love it there and are seriously considering joining the church soon. God has used this time to refresh us and give us great instruction from His Word. Plus, we have been able to attend Summit as a family, especially while the girls are home for the summer.
In addition, our family continues to grow in the Lord and in the changes He's bringing our way. Not only with ministry for me. Felicia is enjoying her job at DHHS and just returned recently from the writer's conference. She is excited about how God is using her writing. Megan has graduated from NC State and is enjoying her new jobs. Kelsey also has two jobs this summer to earn college money, which will be spent at the College at Southeastern this fall. Daniel is about to enter high school, which he is very excited about. Matt is entering middle school this year, and he gets an extra year before getting me as his math teacher. I am blessed beyond imagination by my family. God is working in great ways.
I am both blessed and challenged as I look to the future. Blessed by the many ways God is working and providing for me and my family. Blessed by the new opportunities He is bringing my way. Challenged as I wait to see what His plan is in ministry. But God is good in all things. I know His way is always best. Thanks again for your continued prayers for our family.
Pastor Randy
