Updates from Williamsburg
Hey everyone,
It’s been about 6 weeks since I moved to Williamsburg and things have been more busy than I could have ever imagined. It’s amazing how much busier real life is compared to school life.
Life in coastal VA has its ups and downs as would any place you might like to settle down. The most interesting stuff I have been doing would have to be the gardening. I jumped in along side my parents with their garden, read some books myself to catch up as they have been teaching me all they know; we’ve had a nice fall harvest of peppers, tomatoes, chilies, egg plant and green beans with more to come. It turns out I love gardening. I built a Cold Box (see picture below) to extend our fruiting season. I planted two Muscadine grape vines and built a tellace for them. I baught a Rabbit to use its droppings for futilizer. Anyway, that’s the highlights of the garden.
I also made a few friends and we’ve been encouraging one another; I connected with an old friend who has been a great encouragement and accountability.
About finding a fellowship of believers to walk with: we have visited 5 churches now and all but one were dismal. I mean all but one were so traditional it was scary. I am sure there are some good things happening at most of these but as most of you know I am looking for a body who really wants to be and do the things of the body of Christ in life: to mutually edify, to mutually admonish, to mutually encourage, to mutually share what the Lord is doing in our lives, etc… One church seems to be very interested in this so we will be going back to visit some more and get to know them better. Here are the two funniest (sad) things I heard:
Our first church visit: The sermon was all about how to use selfishness to build the Kingdom of God. Whoa!
Our second was going quite well and had lots of potential when near the end the Preacher said, “It’s not the pulpit that matters.” I thought to my self, “off to a good start.” As he walked out from behind the pulpit he continued, “we could all sit around in a circle for all I care.” I nodded, “this is good.” He emphasized, “All that is important is that you hear me preach to you.” Oh no! Train wreck. ahhh!
But the Lord is good and answering prayers as He leads us through this though life. We have all been growing in the Lord and learning much.
Thanks Danny! All that matters is my ability to read your blog post
Well, I am glad we see eye to eye on that
Glad to see that you’re back in the blogging business.
-Alan
Yeah! You are blogging again!
Nice to get an update in the “Achten Adventures in Gardening” saga – keep ‘em coming. Name the bunny yet? Or are we holding giving it a name in case we have to eat it? And by we I mean you.
Good luck with the church search. Our first visit to a church here was kinda odd – but nothing like you described. It was all a bunch of middle aged white people who all shop at Eddie Bauer (not that the store is bad…). Meanwhile we live in an area where its at least half white and half black… its very segregated here.
Miss you terribly!