Prayers, Prayers, and More Prayers

The more time we spent at Ponderosa, the more we felt drawn to this ministry. I felt a calling to the Ponderosa soon after our week of elementary camp in the summer of 2010. Chris saw us utilizing our location and circle of friends where we were currently to assist the ministries of Ponderosa. We prayed about it, spread the news as we could, visited the camp during weekends to help out, and prayed some more. Our home group prayed with us and for us as we shared our experiences and feelings. We raised money to remodel a cabin and scheduled a work weekend for our home group. They fell in love as well!

As time passed, we felt even more of a calling to this ministry. Chris and I finally admitted that this is where we needed to be. We filled out our applications, were approved by the board, and began our homework for candidate school. In just 3 months, our future had taken a huge turn. Although we are unsure of the timeline for moving to the Ponderosa, we know God is in complete control. He has called us to this ministry and we are being obedient to His calling.

We completed candidate school in December 2011 and have just begun asking others to partner with us so we can join the full time staff of this faith based ministry.