Trusting God through change

I like change, well perhaps I should rephrase that; I like the idea of change, the reality and its accompanying uncertainties is a bit more testing.  As a Church we have enjoyed five and a half years being based on a Sunday morning at a local primary school, where we have been very well looked after and where we are comfortable and everything is familiar.  However, God has been opening doors for us elsewhere, in another school elsewhere in our patch as we think about it.

And so this Sunday sees us hold our last service before we move.  But we aren't just moving our Sunday morning service, if you are going to change you might as well change lots of things at once.  So we will be launching with a new name, because people in the new area don't see themselves as Doncaster and particularly not South Doncaster, and launching a new toddler group to be run out of the school where we will be meeting on a Monday afternoon.  We are also looking to get involved in this area in other ways which weren't open to us where we were before.

This change brings with it a profound sense of gratefulness to God for his provision for the past 5 years and for his clear guidance of us to this point.  But it also brings a renewed need for us to pray as we effectively relaunch, needing workers, needing wisdom, needing God to move by his spirit to save those who are our neighbours and friends.