A lot has Changed

Wow!! A lot has changed since my last posting.

I can't believe how much has changed when I look back at my posts earlier this year. In July, I turned in my resignation to Big Blue (a.k.a. Maersk Line) and started to volunteer full time with Secoast Church (www.seacoast.org).

After going to Brazil last year, I really wanted to sell everything and move down there to be a full time missionary. The problem...my husband was not up for the same challenge. Since I knew that God did NOT intend for us to separate, I spent 6 months frustrated with God. I prayed, prayed and prayed some more from Oliver's heart to change. It didn't! Then I got a little ticked off at God and all the while found my job less and less fulfilling. It was a good job, but not one that I could pour my heart into.

In July...things changed! I found out our church was starting a new 'campus' in North Charleston that would focus on ministering to the inner city. It would be modeled after the Dream Center (www.dreamcenter.org) in Los Angeles. The entire idea is to find a need in the community and meet it. It was FINALLY a chance to join a missions field in my own back yard. It had been there all along, but it took making a major life change for my eyes to open. God wanted me to take a step in faith before opening the door.

Now...2 months into it, I find myself in charge of getting the Children's Ministry off the ground. Thank God I have a great team of friends, family and volunteers to support me. It is amazing the people that God brings alongside you through these adventures.

I hope now to write more about Amie's Amazing Adventures.....God style and hope you will join me for the ride.