from Arizona . . .

Hey friends! I sporadically check the blog here and check up on how everyone is doing. I see ya'll went downtown - how did that go??? We are doing well in Arizona. God has really blessed us with the apartment we got as well as getting us settled in with furniture and what not. We've always wanted a decent-sized place to allow us to have friends over often. We were even able to get a 2 bedroom place out here, and a friend from the team and his wife are going to live with us during Spring Training. We've very excited for this time to minister to them in a real way - just living life in front of them. You can pray that it will be a great time of sharing and vulnerability when the Hayes' stay with us this March.
As I look back over the blog it reminds me of what a great church home we found at Cornerstone. We so enjoyed seeing you on Sundays and worshiping with you. Not to mention Sunday nights - something we always looked forward to! We've been to several churches out here and have yet to find one with solid teaching + solid community. This is one thing we are desperate for and would really appreciate your prayers on. God has been so faithful to cover our needs so far, we are waiting anxiously to see how He provides this one!
We miss you!

**Prayer Request**

I was asked by my pastor from my home town, Pastor Jeff Harper who married Trish and I, to prayerfully consider going on the youth mission trip for my church back home to Jamaica. They are looking for a male to go and be an encouragement for the group going. Pray that God would show Trish and I if this is a place where he wants me to be, and if not, that the church would find someone to go instead of me.

Thanks and see you Sunday,

Ryan (& Trish)

I'm a Blog Slacker

Sorry folks that I have not been keeping updated with the blog the last couple of weeks. I intend to... I doubt that any of you will check this before tomorrow night's group, but most of you know that we will be meeting at Bob and Katie Gribben's house for group. You can email Kate McComb if you need directions...

This week we will be looking at one Prayer of Paul, Ephesians 1:17. I want to focus on what it means to pray for God to give us and the believers around us a "spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." So be thinking about that if you happen to check the blog in this short amount of time before our group.

Love you guys,
Joe