Has it really been Twenty Years?

Has it really been twenty years

 since the Forts moved 

to Richmond, KY?

It was twenty years ago that I realized for certain that God had a sense of humor. Here were two WESTERN granduates (not to mention that my dad had been on the faculty at WKU, my mother, my two sisters, and their husbands were all alumni) that God unequivically had directed to move to the land of EASTERN. Funny.

But God knew exactly what He was doing.

For one thing, if we hadn't moved to Richmond, we wouldn't have Lizzie. She was born 11 months after we arrived at our new church. God knew her adoption was on the horizon when he sent us here. That is so cool.

God knew that Will and Patrick would establish their families here. They would never have met Holly or Klecenda if we had stayed in Bowling Green or had gone somewhere else.

I would have never ventured to consider a job at the University of Kentucky -- much less to have worked there for eleven years now.

We wouldn't have adopted Maggie, the precious dog rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

But most of all, if we hadn't been obedient to God's direction to move to Richmond, we would have been miserable.

God has blessed us immeasurably, not just in the ways listed above but in countless others. We have made so many wonderful friends. We have seen our children grow into fine young adults.We have witnessed the church grow spiritually in ways we had never imagined.  We have been a part of I-don't-know-how-many people turning their lives over to the Lord for full-time missions or ministry. It's just amazing what God has done in these twenty years.

What is next?  Who knows what God has in store for us? We will do whatever he directs us to do. We will go wherever he directs us to go. We will seek His will and do our best to be in the center of it. I don't want to be anywhere else.

Lord, thank you for these past 20 years in Richmond. They have been incredible. I am humbled by your rich blessings on our lives since we've been here. May we continue to serve you well in the years to come.

 

By Rachel N McCubbin