New Week!

So, once again we have had a busy week. Shaun has gone through the in-processing portion of his training at the base and he starts work on Tuesday.

On Saturday we drove to Louisiana and picked up our neighbors from Texas. Maddie and Alec are staying with us until Monday. They fit right in at church on Sunday and everyone here loves them! We went to the beach today and tomorrow we tackle a buffet! Here are Maddie and Alec outside of the Beaurivage Casino. We went there to check out the arcade and the fountain!

My friend Danielle was also here. So, we got to talk and talk and talk... we are so good at that! She gave me the most awesome birthday gift! She painted a picture for me! I also got to meet her grandmother and several other family members today. It was so fun! Danielle also agreed to take our photos and work them up... so beloved readers we will have a good picture of us on the church website soon... yeah!! Check out the amazing painting! I now have 2 original paintings!

Here is one of the pictures from the digital camera. We can't wait to see the finished photos!
Church went really well this week too. I had 16 kids and several of the "regulars" were out on vacation. We are gearing up for our grand opening on August 3rd when we will move to Sunday morning services at 11:00. Shaun and I will also be ordained on July 27th during the service. I hope to have everything purchased and set up for the kids by July 13th. This week I am going to go and purchase some big things.. so we are getting closer.

I am still unemployed, but hopeful! I have applied at the school and the Community College, so we shall see! Shaun woke up this morning with a huge tooth and sinus infection. He is going to a dentist here tomorrow. So, please pray for him for health and employment for me.

Also, please pray for Mosaic Church as we prepare for our grand opening and for the people that are coming each week.

Blessings!

Jessica

PS: Thanks Brad and Leah for the wonderful house warming/ birthday gift! We are cooking the burgers this week for the kids!

Weekly Update

Hello All!

Happy Monday!

Here is a brief update for you! Shaun accepted the position at the air force base in their fitness center. He starts on June 24rth.

I interviewed Friday at the Children's Advocacy Center here, it went really well. The Executive Director was very open and friendly, and she had great shoes! Always a good sign for me(especially around here)! :-)

If I accept the position, I would start in two weeks. I also applied at the Biloxi ISD and hope to hear something soon. That position as a crisis counselor would be ideal! So, please keep me in your prayers.

Church went really well last night. Matt, Heather, and the girls were here from the Met. It was so great to see them and hang out. Abbey came in with me to help with the children's service. We did it Met Kids style! It was so awesome and funny to see the kids reaction. We started to do worship: We won't be quiet by Crowder. I explained the reasoning behind the song and told them that we could yell the chorus. They had never even heard the song and were floored that they could yell in church! They had such a good time! I am making all the kids Mosaic Kids Worhsip CDs so that they can have the songs at their house. Several of the kids also don't have their own Bible, so I will be ordering those as well. It is awesome to be a part of this!

Shaun did a great job last night meeting and welcoming the new visitors and he did the announcements and prayer. No one ever sitting through the announcements, but Shaun did it in such a fun way, that it was awesome! He will be teaching the Men's Bible Study this week.

We are hosting the Women's Bible Study tonight here, so I have to go for now.... lots of cleaning to do...

But, I will update again soon. Danielle will be here this weekend for my birthday and she is going to be taking our pictures so that cheesy picture on the church website will be updated soon! Yeah!!

Thank you for your continued encouragement and prayer. We miss everyone dearly: so come see us!

Love,
Jessica

We are connected!

Hello Everyone!

We now have internet and cable at the house... yeah!!! You don't realize how much you depend on it until you don't have it for a couple of weeks.

The house is coming along very well. We spent the day with repairmen coming in to fix the air conditioning, the door and several other things. We are almost there.

Dustin and Natalie were in Texas this past weekend, so we served along side the other members here at Mosaic for Sunday's service. We had 5 new people and several new kids. I attended my first ladies Bible study and it went really well.

A couple of the girls came over and helped me decorate the new place. You guys know that I am not a nick nack type of gal, so Korman and Twila brought some of their stuff, and we went out and bought a few things. My house looks like something out of a magazine! I would never hade been able to do that on my own. They were so gracious to do that for us. I am attaching the pictures of the house.

Please keep us in your prayers, as we are still looking for jobs. I know that God has them all planned out for us. It is in His time. We appreciate everyone's support and prayers as we continue on this journey.

Blessings,
Jessica

Mississippi

Hello there,

I just wanted to let you guys know that we made it. We arrived in Ocean Springs around midnight on Saturday. We got to attend the Sunday service at Mosaic and meet everyone. It was AWESOME!!

We are waiting on our things to arrive in the Pod, supposedly sometime today and hope to move into our place tonight. More to come...

Love,

Jessica

Ps: Here is a picture of our last meal in Texas.... of course it was Taco Casa. Shaun was in heaven! We got to enjoy our lovely meal with the Moore's. We love you guys!