Do Not Worry

In just a couple of weeks my family will be moving to Danville as I take the position as pastor of Moseley Memorial & Stokesland UMC Cooperative Parish. Jesus tells us not to worry about anything. I wish I could say that I have such a strong faith that I don't worry about anything....yet, that is not true. My wife has yet to find a job and in a couple of weeks that will be a financial strain on our family. We will move to a new place, new churches with only one salary. And as a minister, you do not make a lot, especially when you haven't jumped through all the right hoops. Yet, we are not in the ministry to make money, but we also have to live as well.

I am starting to get worried and I don't like it. I ask God to help me be patient, knowing that in His time things will work out. But I know that my wife is worried also and I worry about her. I try to stay positive, knowing that there are many people out there that are losing their jobs and can't find work either. And I pray for them all, including my wife.

I had hoped that she could stay at her present job until she found a new job, but that didn't happen. She is not getting fired or let go, she just told them that we were moving and understandingly, they set her last day as the day we move.

Somehow with God's help we will make it. But a little prayer never hurt. So if you are so incline, would you pray for my family as we move and pray that my wife and many others will find work.

Blessings and Peace.

Tim

Transistion Time

Well it's moving time again for United Methodist Ministers and I am just one of many who are moving to a new appointment at the end of this month. I am leaving Bethlehem UMC in Concord, Virginia where I have served for the last 5 years and moving to the Moseley Memorial/Stokesland UMC Cooperative Parish in Danville, Virginia. I am looking forward to this move and a fresh start again with a new congregation. These two churches have welcomed me and my family with open arms and we are grateful for all they are doing to make our arrival a welcoming experience. The people I have met so far have all be great and I can't wait to met the rest of the congregation. We have been busy packing and making all the preparations for the moving company to move us. It is a stressful time, but God is with us and He will give us the strength to endure. I will miss all my friends at Bethlehem, but know that they will not be forgotten and I look forward to making new friends in Danville. In the mean time, packing, packing and more packing. Can't wait to get this moving over with.