It has been over five months since we’ve left our home in Ireland, and with a car load of stuff, drove onto a ferry headed toward England where we were going to live and help start a church plant. Or so we thought… Most all of you know and have read or heard about our story thus far… However, things have recently took an interesting turn for us since we've been back here in the States. Although it was an extremely rough ride getting here from where we were and where we thought we’d be, we have seen God’s work throughout it. Because of this, we have been able to join in on a lot of things we wouldn't be able to do so otherwise, and to be with friends and family has been a blessing. At first, it was not obvious why God was having this happen to us, taking us back to America; we were just glad to be in a country that accepted us!
It took some time to recover, as we settled and came to terms with being here and okay with the situation. Thinking this may just be a detour, or set back to what we were planning on doing, our goal was still to head back to England once we sorted out our visas. Keeping in touch with our friends in Bath and updating each other with our plans. However, within the last two months as I said before, our lives have taken a very interesting turn. Looks like God has a complete different plan in the making for us. In talking with our friends in Bath, it feels as if God is saying it isn’t the right timing to start a church plant, and therefore they have nothing to offer us to “come alongside of”. Hearing this news, along with some relief, caused us to wonder… what’s next for us?
Funny enough, over the past two years the state of Colorado has been itching at Sebastian’s heart for some strange reason. Always in the back of his mind, at times on mine, in our conversations and prayers, etc. But we really didn't know the reason, couldn’t pin point it - although we knew we were still called to some sort of ministry. So when all of this went down, and since it was looking like we were done in Europe for the time being, he had an inkling to get a hold of somebody out there to see what it would look like to be involved in ministry. So he contacted his buddy who he knew was a Pastor near Denver, just to see what he had to say. Long story short, he has offered Sebastian a job as a pastor at Calvary South Denver, which is located in a town called Littleton, just south of Denver (hence the name). His job would entail mainly be the facilities manager, along with other things as well ie; missions pastor, pastoral care, helping out with worship, etc. It does sound like a lot - however it’s nothing he hasn’t done before.
At first, the offer seemed a little too good to be true - an answer to a “back of the mind prayer” and we didn't want to move too quick in accepting. So to say the least, a lot of prayer and supplication went into this decision as we waited for the right and clear answer of weather or not to take this job or not.
Last week we were flown out by the church to meet the staff, see the area, etc. It was a great time of learning more about the church, meeting lovely people and to see what God is doing over there. With all that being said, with the Lord as our unpredictable guide, and our open hearts to take another leap of faith, we have officially accepted this job. We feel this is where were supposed to be and are nervous yet very excited to be moving to Colorado at the beginning of fall.
We ask that you would please pray for us as we get ready to make this move. For as most of you know, when we left England, we were intending to come back so of course we only took a couple of bags with us, and left everything else behind. Since then all of our stuff - household things, books, guitars, computers, clothes, camping gear, our car, etc. have been graciously left in four different friends homes, in their attics, most all of it in Bath. Very grateful for friends that allow us to take up space for what we thought would be two months. We will be traveling back this summer to get everything sorted out - things we need and things we don’t (like all of our European appliances). As far as our house situation goes, we will literally be starting all over from scratch once we find a place in Littleton. That being said, if you feel like supporting us until August, it would be a huge help as our moving costs will be around $2500 to get our things back to the States.
This means that we will no longer be “missionaries” that lived from people generously giving financial support. This thought makes our eyebrow crinkle and head turn for we’ve only known to be in that field while married. Although now still in ministry, we’ll have a “normal people” job/income. This all starts for us the first week in September so please pray the move back from Europe goes well, as well as the move to Colorado from California.
To all of our wonderful prayer, financial, encouraging supporters -
To say we couldn’t have survived without your prayers while living in Waterford would be an understatement. There were seasons when we truly felt a much needed army backing us up to get through the next day, or frankly the next hour. There were seasons that through and through God proved to be faithful and never doubted us to do His work in that city, even when we thought we had doubted Him. So thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for seeking out Jesus on our behalf. What a treasure it is to know that your heart was and hopefully still is for the salvation for the city of Waterford.
We and you both know that the Lord is our ultimate provider, we stand on that truth and I pray we don’t waver in it. Although, how He provides for each one of us, is by doing so through one another. He specifically put us, the Müllers, just a couple of married earth dwellers trying to do what God wants them to do - on your hearts to give each month a sum of money, in order for us to live somewhere that's a bit foreign, where it rains nearly every day, in a tiny city of 50,000 people, serve in even a smaller church with 120 people, to work in a coffee shop where you meet the most unlikeliest of people, and where long term friendships have been made - just to name a few. We couldn’t be more thankful to God for all of you to have been able to do what we did, have the experiences we had, even those times when the check wasn't as high as we thought we needed - God ALWAYS came through and it really kept us on our toes in trusting Him with our finances. We are truly blessed be have been graciously supported by God through you. So thank you for coming along side us for what has been an incredible two and half year journey in the city of Waterford, Ireland!
To God be the glory!
With love,
Müllers
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