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As you all know I am moving to California to attend school at Fuller University.  This process has been a faith builder for sure!  God is stretching me more than words can ever express.  I don’t understand it yet but I am beginning to believe in something called Spiritual Momentum.  Sometimes we pray a crazy prayer that reshapes our lives and our mindset 100%.  I think I am at that place in life where God has increased the speed of my growth to hyper-light speed.  The dial has been turned all the way to the right and the needle on the speedometer is pinned as far as it can go!  The pressure gauge is bouncing up and down because it is about to blow up!  I think that is a clear picture of where God has me at the moment!  

Once Erika and I decided to make the move we crossed the line of no return!  We felt like we were altering the course of our life forever!  Yet we have 100% confidence this is the path that God has illuminated before us.  God makes me laugh!  He tends to give us abundantly exceedingly more than we can ask for or think of!  Deciding we were going to school is only the tip of the iceberg!  God has dropped some AMAZING stuff in our laps the past two weeks.  Now that things are a little clearer I want to share some of this with my faithful blog readers.  

Now if your are one of those crazy blog readers that likes to read while standing you may want to sit down cause this is some crazy stuff I am about to share with you!  God is radically changing and shaping our lives and I could not be any happier to share this news with you!!!!  While we were in Moldova God revealed to us that Erika was carrying our first child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yes folks that is right!  I am going to be a DADDY and Erika will be a MOMMY!!!!!! We are so excited about this gift from God!  God moves in strange ways!  We found out in Moldova that Erika was pregnant. 

However, God revealed it to three people in Berlin, Germany.  Justine, Chuck, and Melina…. Thank you for knowing we were going to have a baby and praying for us in this process.  Justine, thank you that when God told you Erika was pregnant you wrote it down in your journal and then prayed over Erika and our baby!  While we were in Berlin God told me He had an inheritance for me!  I was excited and was sure there was some sweet blessing coming into my life.  I did not know that God was giving me a lineage as my heritage.  Our child marks the start of a new phase of our lives and an increased level of God’s trust.  We believe He is trusting us to steward a great godly son/daughter that will have a major impact in the Kingdom of God.  We are more than excited to have a little munchkin in our midst!!!

Approximate Photo of our Child

We are so confident that the timing is perfect and from God.  That is so hard to say because in my mind the timing is odd.  However, I know this is exactly as God intended.  It is odd to think of raising our child for a year or two across the country, but I know this is God’s will.  When I was in Nigeria I was asked to preach at a school for missionary kids.  God gave me a word to share with the children.  The word was, you are not here just because your parents are here.  Your parents are here for you!  God wanted you to be raised in Nigeria!  You have an inheritance here in Nigeria that God brought YOU here for.  It makes me laugh that I taught that and now it is something God is teaching me.  I know we are moving to California just as much for our baby as we are for us!  I believe after school we will move back to Georgia and live life there!  

In this amazing process God is stretching my faith in Him a LOT.  I believe God loves my family and will provide for us!  I don’t know what that looks like just yet, but I believe we will be taken care of!  I experienced a major faith crisis and had a bit of a break down.  During that time someone encourage me to make a list of the things I wanted.  So I did!  This is a list of stuff that I am praying that God will provide for us!  I believe He will be faithful and provide every bit of it!  And we would love if you would pray with us for the provision of God in our lives.  

The presence of God in our lives
A great Church family
Wisdom to raise our child
2 Samsung Galaxy S phones.  Great Cameras on the phone!
New laptop  (Erika’s is BUSTED)
A mountain bike (Brad’s mode of transportation in Cali)
A Cannon SD780 Camera for baby photos!  Let face it, Great baby photos are a MUST
Baby needs: Stroller, Crib, Car seat, bottles…. the works

A sweet house/appt that can be a home and a church!