Update: Jan 31, 2012

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Dear friends,
We are excited to report what we hope will be the beginning of many advances for Paramount Church: One of the homes we needed to sell is now under contract and awaiting an appraisal Thursday. If all goes well on Thursday, Rush’s family will likely relocate to Bexley at the beginning of March. We are very excited about this important step and expect the rest of our team will relocate soon after. Please continue to remember us in your prayers. For those unsure of how to pray, here are some suggestions.

The Lord has been gracious to us throughout the challenging process of developing the values and plans for Paramount. Now we are approaching the end of our planning phase; ready to plant. Although these four items do not sound overwhelmingly spiritual, they are at the forefront of our minds at this point.

1. Support-raising: Please pray for additional planting partners. We have been very blessed to connect with a number of like-minded individuals and established churches who are supporting us through prayer, manpower, and finances. One area we are still pursuing help in raising unmet portions of our 3-5 year budget, as we are hopeful that Paramount will be self-supporting by the 5th year. Please pray for the Lord to open more and more doors for new and lasting partnerships.

2. Jobs: Please pray for progress in nailing down gainful employment for our team members. We expect that all or some of our 4 team members will either work part-time or full-time in the community until the church can support them. Of course, our hope is to raise our projected budget in order to free up time for all our pastors to spend in building discipling/evangeling/counseling relationships. Please pray for the Lord to provide necessary employment for our team.

3. Houses: Please pray for the sale of the remaining homes represented in our team. Interest rates recently dropped and buyer traffic has increased recently, but we are in need of buyers. Please pray that our houses will sell soon because this is the last obstacle we know of.

4. Families: Please pray for the transition of our four families. Our current team consists of 8 men, 8 women, and 8 children. As for children, we have two 13 year olds, an 11 year old, and five children ranging from infant to 7 years old. The Lord has graciously blessed us with a uniquely unified team. We are all close to each other and growing closer. Nevertheless, we ask you pray for a smooth transition. Children will change schools and leave/make friends. Also our wives are wonderfully faithful, but planting is still a major challenge for all of us. Our plant is part of a strong and experienced network of churches which has been an immeasurable benefit (nacpf.org). Please pray for our families. We are ready to go!

Thank you again and again!

Resting in the Gospel,

-Team Columbus