Well...today was my last day of taking
classes at Western Seminary!!! Hooray!!

It's true!!! My classes at Western Seminary have come to an end! While I still have a lot of work left to do on my Integrative (thesis) Paper, which I will turn in at the end of August, and I will be at my internship until the end of August as well, my classes are over! It feels good to have one more step in the process complete. Today I have been reminded again and amazed at God's faithfulness to me in this process.

We have an interview with local pastors and search committe on Thursday evening for the North Vancouver church plant position. So, please keep us in your prayers. We also continue in the interview process with the other two churches. We can't wait to make some decisions and start the next part of our life!

Well, the phone interview with Visaila went well. Thank you all for praying!! We have another phone interview with a church in Grand Rapids, MI on Tuesday of next week. We have another interview with local pastors for the north Vancouver church plant position on the 31st of this month. So, you can continue to keep us in your prayers. We are excited to be on this adventure. We know God is going to lead us exactly where He wants us to be, and we are excited to go wherever he leads. Continue to pray for wisdom and discernement on our part to know where God is leading!
I have four more days of classes left!!! Yeah!! My last official class is a week from Tuesday. I am down to two major papers left to get done. So, I still have quite a bit of work left to do, but the light at the end of the tunnel is becoming brighter. :) Woo-Hoo!!
We bought me a bike a few weeks ago, so Brad and I have been having a good time exploring lots of trails around Wilsonville. It's been really good to get out and exercise, and it's something fun we can do together. I had been wanting a bike for a while, and we'd been looking around, so I was excited to get one!
I haven't taken a single picture all summer. I need to get better about doing that, so I can make my posts more fun. :) Hopefully I can add some pics soon! Thanks for all your prayers and support! Leave us a comment, we would love to hear from all of you!
-Steph and Brad

Phone interview with Visalia , CA tonight! Please pray for wisdom and discernment!

Hello, hello!!! Hope everyone is having a great summer!! We have been keeping busy, as usual!! I have a little over a month left of classes before I am completely done. YEAH! I am also busy working on my thesis paper, which I will turn in in August as well. The end is in sight, though, and I am SO excited!!!
You can continue to keep us in your prayers. This last week we heard back from two churches we turned our applications/profiles into. One is is Visalia, CA, and the other is in Grand Rapids, MI. We have set up phone interviews with both churches in the next week. We also turned in our application for the church planting position in north Vancouver, WA. So, we have three opportunities in front of us, and we'll see where the interview process takes us. We are excited to be in this adventure and see what God has for us. You can continue to pray for wisdom and discernment on our part to know where God is leading us. Thanks for all your prayers!

I am now officially a candidate

Well, I (Brad) got this email this morning, so it is official. I am a candidate for the Minister of the Word & Sacrament ordination in the CRC. For those of you who this is foreign to, it just means that I have jumped through another round of hoops and churches can officially offer me a job now, which is a good thing! Please keep Stephanie and I in your prayers as we try and figure out what to do next. You can go here to see more information about the candidates. http://www.crcna.org/pages/candidates_pending.cfm

Dear Candidates,

On behalf of the Candidacy Committee, I want to congratulate you on being approved by Synod 2008! Blessings to you in the next steps you take.

David Koll
Director of Candidacy

Well, things continue to move along here in the Vos house at a pretty fast pace. Brad is finishing up his Spring Quarter at the Hospital. One more quarter to go! He has been working really hard.
I am back in the swing of classes and internship. Two more months to go, and then I'll be completely finished! WOO-HOO!! I am really enjoying the classes I am taking this summer, though, so that helps.
You can keep us in your prayers in the near future. We have some pretty big decisions ahead of us. Brad is in the midst of the application process to plant a church in North Vancouver (WA). He has also applied for a position as the Pastor of Witness and Discipleship at a Christian Reforemd Church in Kalamazoo, MI. We are also keeping ourselves open to other possibilities that might arise. We are earnestly seeking wisdom and discernment as to where God is leading us. It is quite the adventure! We would covet your prayers in this process.
Take care everyone!

I've been tagged!!!

Amanda tagged me! Here goes... :)
Four jobs I've had:
-lifeguard
-swim instructor
-raft/rock climbing guide
-barista

Four movies I've watched more than once:
-Say Anything (good times, Amanda :) :) )
-Anne of Green Gables
-What About Bob
-Hotel Rwanda


Four places I've lived:
-Quincy, WA
-Portland, Or
-Canby, Or
-Wilsonville, OR

Four places I've been:
-the Al-Can highway (drivign from Alaska to OR)
-Harrison Hotsprings, BC (yeah, for honeymoons!)
-Mardrid/Barcelona Spain
-Kailua, HI

Four TV shows I watch:
-The Office (love that show!)
-American Idol (I agree...David Cook will take it! :) )
-My dvd's of Friends (old habits are hard to break :) )
-What Not to Wear (it gets me through my workouts :) )

Four people who email me regularly (doesn’t include blogging comments):
-Nikki
-Brad
-Shelley
-Staci

Four of my favorite foods:
-Pizza
-Holly Meredith's mint brownies
-seafood pasta
-shrimp and spinach salad

Four places I would like to visit:
-Israel
-France
-The Seychelles
-Norway

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
-BEING DONE WITH SCHOOL!!!!! :) :)
-no more homework!
-no more classes!
-reading a book for enjoyment

Three friends I'm tagging:
-Brenda Scott
-Raychel Swallow
-Koren Faust