Fall is here. The Walks is covered in bright leaves. I love the feeling of leaves rustling past my feet. The residents of Kings Lynn are adorned in sweaters, scarves, and wooly jackets. The seagulls are so beautiful in the gloomy skies. The cherry tree in front of our house is bright pink, orange and yellow. The changing seasons remind me of this scripture.

“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what has been planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep and a time to throw away; A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silent, And a time to speak; A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Life mirrors the seasons, and there's a purpose to every season we go through. We see children born, and we see children die. We see the farmers sow their seeds, and then fields ripe for the harvest. We see buildings torn down, for newer ones to rise in their place. We have times of weeping, and wonderful times of laughter with friends. We mourn, and we dance. We gain, and sometimes we lose everything. We see many young men and women shipped out to go fight in the middle east. As we go through this economic crisis we see people who had businesses, and investments, now homeless. Many of you who are reading have lost a home, or are barely holding on to the home you have.

My family was invited to the Vineyard church, by the Pastor and his Wife. During worship we sang a song called “Forever You.” I was in the process of writing this blog, and it fits perfectly. Here it is:

“Even in a world, where nothing stays the same.
There is still a truth, a truth that still remains.

Forever You will always be
Our God on high, the Lord in me
The King of hope, the Lord of love
The Prince of Peace, the Lamb of God


Even though the heart, always seems to change
There is still a love, a love that stays the same.

You will always be exalted
King of Kings and Holy Father!”


“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Our hope, forever. No matter what. The death of a friend or family member, losing your job, house, a unsuspected illness. In ever circumstance He will always be God on high, the Lord in you. The King of hope, the Lord of love. The Prince of Peace, the Lamb of God. Place all you cares, and needs in His hands. Know that your circumstances are a season, but God is forever. During every season He is.

Please pray for us here at Calvary Chapel Kings Lynn, pray that as we enter our new building we would look to Jesus to supply our every need. Pray that through having this building we would be able to introduce the people of Kings Lynn to Jesus, and His unchanging love. That we would be able to comfort all with the comfort we have received from Jesus Christ. Pray that God would use the seasons we've been through. To minister to the people of Kings Lynn who have lost a house, business, or job. Who are sick, dying, or who have lost a loved one. All those who are in need, homeless, without food, or running water. To the widows, the orphans and abused children. That we would be a light in the darkness.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Amen, thank you.

Calling all Saints!!!!!

Ruth Graham, beloved wife of Billy Graham once said “If there are any tears shed in heaven, they are going to be shed over all the answers to prayer for which no one bothered to ask!”

I am sending out this newsletter with such hope! I am standing in faith and calling on each of you, to stand in faith with each of us here in Kings Lynn. We need your prayers. “...The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16b

It is with great joy that I write to ask you to pray with us for a building!!!
It is a building in the town center, across from the bus station. We have been praying for a building to become available in this location for a year! The building is across from the bus station, a taxi ramp, a grocery store and the museum. It is next door to a pub and the phone company. The building has big double doors, that when opened, will allow people waiting for a bus, taxi, or coming to or from town, to hear the Word of God and worship music!

Jesus said “...if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”

Here is the mountain we need our Jesus to move... we need one thousand pounds just to get into this building. The landlord is asking for three months rent up front. Then, there is work to be done inside, all of which is cosmetic. Further, there is a need for a cross, sign, lighting and seats. Eventually, there will be a need for a sound system.

By faith, I have told the realtor that we will rent the building and I am trusting God. On a side note... I tried to rent a building from this landlord about nine months ago, but he would not rent to me if I was going to make the building a church! Although he was resistant when I met with him this time, he said yes!!! The building can be used as a church!!! God is moving in this place and our prayers are being answered!

We trust the Lord to meet all of our needs here, but I do ask that you pray and consider how the Lord might have you partner with us. Nothing would bless us more than to know that you have committed to pray with us for this work.

Pray for God's favor with this building and how it can be used to impact this community for His Glory. I have enclosed photos, so you can “see” what you are praying for. Also, pray for wisdom in how to proceed and what is needed. You all know, I have never done this before, so I am going forward in the Lord's grace, because this is HUGE for me!

Finally, if the Lord leads you to make a donation or love gift, you can drop it off at Calvary Chapel in Phelan, Calvary Chapel in Apple Valley, or you can contact me directly.

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Eph 3:20-21)

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now...” whoo hoo! I'll keep you posted, God Bless You!

So, it has been quite a while since the last blog entry, and for that I apologize. It has been a crazy couple months, that have tried our patience and our trust. Carleigh, the kids, and I have moved back to the states after what we felt was the Lord's direction, and have just settled down in our new house just outside Denver, Colorado. As I look back at how the Lord brought us from our comfortable home in Southern California, across the ocean to England, and again back to the states to a place we had never even been, I was just thinking about God's plans, and how different they are from ours. We could have never planned all this on our own, and there isn't enough room on this page to go into all the little (and big) details the Lord worked out on our behalf, and it had me thinking about one of my favorite verses. Jeremiah 29:11-13 says:

'For I know the thoughts I have for you', declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart'.

God says He has a plan for each and every one of us, and He promises it is better than anything we could come up with on our own. When things seems too dificult, we need to remember these promises, and know and trust that in the big picture that only God can see, it is what is very best for us. We can take comfort in knowing that we truly serve a loving and gracious God.

above is a picture of our new home (not the literal barn, but the area :-)
Boulder County, Colorado.