Moving to Texas - Part 2

Okay, so, you know what's going on in our lives this side of Texas, now here's what we're looking forward to in just a few short weeks.

The Big Move

My brothers, Matthew & Jonathan, will be flying out to help us move and drive back. Yea for more hard workers who are willing to get paid in free food. We will be packing up the Uhaul on July 25th, handing over the keys to our apartment, and pulling out for the 16-18 hour drive on July 26th. We plan on taking two days to get to Dallas, staying somewhere in Alabama/Mississippi for the night.

Our New Home

We are currently applying/interviewing with a ministry called Apartment Life. If we are accepted they would place us in an apartment complex and we would serve as a Cares Team, meaning we would visit new residents, plan monthly events, and get to know our neighbors. We are excited to see where the Lord will put us and what His plans are for our living situation.

Danny's Job

Danny will be working part-time at UPS. He will most likely be putting in his hours from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. every evening during this fall semester. He will be able to change his schedule after the first or second semester if that schedule does not work out for us. UPS offers part-time employees health benefits and tuition assistance, and they employee quite a few DTS students.

Laura's Job

As previously stated, I am currently looking for a job. I am hoping to get something in inner-city ministry, community development, at a church etc, but sometimes those jobs are few and far between. I am learning to actively trust that the Lord has a plan for me and that He cares about where I work.

DTS

Danny has already registered for classes and we have been diligently saving each month to pay off his first semester. With the help of scholarships from DTS, UPS' tuition assistance, and savings each month we hope to get through seminary debt-free. Danny's schedule will include the following:

Tuesdays & Thursdays:

Spiritual Life
Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics

Wednesdays & Fridays:

Elements of Greek
Orientation & Research Methods
Intro to World Missions

He will have Monday off of classes this first semester.

We will also be attending Spiritual Formations together on Sunday afternoon, which is basically a couples, mentoring small-group for seminary students. I also have the option to audit classes with Danny for the semester (for something like $25/class), which I hope to take full advantage of depending on my work schedule.

Church

We will be looking for a new church home in Dallas (you can pray for this). We would like to find a place to connect with other young couples, a place to serve, and a place where we can join in a small, home group. We are already scoping out the options, but again, are excited to see what the Lord has in store for us.

It's going to be hard to leave South Carolina, as it has many, many amazing memories of our first years of marriage (the trials and the joys). However, we are excited to be back in Dallas with the familiar traffic, the familiar smells, the familiar brown grass, and the familiar heat waves! If you are in the Dallas area we can't WAIT to hang out with you.