Its official! I am ordained

Well, it is now official!  This morning, I (Brad) passed an almost 3 hr ordination exam by the local group of CRC churches.  Thus, I am now officially ordained as a Minister of the Word & Sacrament in the CRC!  My ordination / installation service is next Sunday.  We officially start working for the new church plant on Oct. 1.

We're back!

Well, we just got back from a lil' vacation to Whidbey Island. It was WONDERFUL!

We took some long walks on the beach right outside our back door, and enjoyed the awesome weather...






...enjoyed some ice cream on the pier...










...soaked in some awesome sunsets and watched cruise ships go out to sea...




...and got hooked on HGTV...




Thank-you for sharing your cabin with us, Gary and Aunt Di! We'll be back soon!

The week in review...

Well, another busy week in the Vos household. Wednesday they had a graduation ceremony at the hospital for the CPE program that Brad has been a part of the last two years. It has been a great experience for him.

Walking across the stage getting his certificate.

(Sorry it's a little blurry)

A job well done!

I am very proud of you, Brad! You did a wonderful job,

and impacted many peoples lives!

The whole gang that he has been working with.

Just a fun one...out on a date celebrating our anniversary. :)

We are down to the last wee of Brad working at the hospital, and me working at my internship. By the end of next week we will be completely done, and I will have turned in my thesis. It should be a good week. :) Hope everyone is doing well!

Two Years

Happy Anniversary! Thanks for making these the best two years of my life! I love you more everyday! I am so excited for the years and adventures to come.

Vancouver, here we come!

Well, we officially accepted the call to plant a church just north of Vancouver WA with the Christian Reformed Church on Friday. We will start October 1, after classis meetings at the end of September, and Brad being officially ordained. We are very excited. God has been so faithful to us in this process. We can't wait to see how He will continue to work. We are excited to be used of Him to further His kingdom. Please continue to pray for us. Specifically, that God would provide us a place to live, and that He would be preparing the community to hear and respond to His word. Above all, continue to pray that God would be glorified and people would come to live in a relationship with Jesus. What an awesome God we serve!

Well, great news...drumroll please....just kidding :)... We have an official job offer!!! Yesterday we received an official call letter from a local CRC church to plant a church just north of Vancouver, WA (Salmon Creek area). It has been a little scary and nerve wracking to go through the job search process, but it has also been fun and exciting. We hope to make a final decision by the end of this week, so that we can let the churches in Michigan and California know how and if we fit into their search processes. We trust that God will help lead our decisions. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragment!

Taggged by Amanda

You can only use ONE word to answer the following...enjoy!
1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your significant other? wonderful
3. Your hair? blonde
4. Your mother? friend
5. Your father? encourager
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8 Your favorite drink? DP (pepsi, Amanda...really? :) )
9. Your dream/goal? mommyhood
10. The room you’re in? living
11. Your hobby? music
12. Your fear? cancer
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
14. What you’re not? sad
15. Muffins? pumpkin
16. One of your wish list items? house
17. Where you grew up? Washington
18. The last thing you did? slept
19. What are you wearing? sweats
20. Favorite gadget? computer
21. Your pets? none
22. Your computer? red
23. Your mood? happy
24. Missing someone? sister
25. Your car? Focus
26. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? Brad
29. Your favorite color? orange
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday