Hello from Springville! Its been a little while since our last post- so lets catch up!
Grace Bible Church has been filled with blessings. We have grown so much and have so many new faces. And youth group is no exception- we have about 35 kids now! (And they are GREAT kids) We have an intern from Frontier School of the Bible, Barry Duerksen, who will be with us through September. Please pray for him to be able to connect with the kids, learn about being a youth pastor, and continue to grow in his walk with the Lord. We also have a couple that is coming out to work with our youth in the fall- which is one of our biggest needs right now. They are getting married soon and will be moving to Utah. Please pray for them over the next few months as they will be adjusting to married life and moving from California to Utah- two big adjustments!
On Sunday mornings, we have been running from 160 - 180 people and our maximum capacity is 185. We have 2 options- two services or expand somehow. We really would like to stay away from two services because it makes fellowship difficult since people don't get to always see each other on Sunday mornings if they attend different services. We have been praying about the possibilities we have with increasing our seating. Since we are in an older storefront building and share walls with business on either side, we are limited on what we can do. There is a possibility to add in a balcony that would seat an additional 40 people. We will be getting a quote and an inspection from the city to see if we can pursue that. Please pray for God's will and His provision to meet this need for our growing church!
Our church also has so many new babies! We have had a baby dedication just about every other week. We are so thankful for these new little ones- and that their parents choose to dedicate them to the Lord. One couple in particular - Justin and Danielle - have been trying to get pregnant for over 6 years. They had a few miscarriages and almost gave up and were ready to pursue adoption. Danielle became pregnant again last year and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last week. Its so amazing to see God answer prayer! - Here's baby Roman~
And this is baby Lydia, another family in our church dedicating their first child
Thank you so much for your prayers for our growing family as well! We love being the parents of these two beautiful girls. I love that we get to use words like "girls" and "kids". Avery is such a blessing to our family, and Taylor has been such a great big sister. Avery is 3 1/2 months now- it goes by so fast!
Thanks again for your prayers and support!Love, The Miles :)
