And on the 6th day, the Lord let us get to Seattle,

     The move was a success! On January 5^th, Tim (the pastor) and I set out on the great trek across the nation to the Northwest. I drove the 26ft Penski truck while he drove my vehicle. Before we could totally get going, we had to make a stop in Little Rock, AR to pick up Kathy Lechuga’s (another future leadership team member) belongings. As you may or may not know, everything that I do seems to have some type of twist or hurdle or weirdness. Well, things never change. About two hours out from Little Rock, AR, the windshield wipers of the Penski truck stopped. Now this is not a problem when the weather is great, but for my situation dealt with freezing rain and ice. Soooo, Tim and I tried to do the macho man thing and drive slow in the pouring rain. That didn’t last long, and I caved in, admitted defeat, and pulled over at a truck stop. For the next 8 hours, we were out of commission. Tim went on to speak at Kathy’s church while I stayed back with “ol yeller” and yes I gave the big yellow truck that name. After an onsite mechanic, a tow truck, a mechanic shop, and endless hours of waiting, I was back on the road to pick-up Kathy’s stuff. As I showed up at her apartment, the wipers went out once again. GO FIGURE! So, we decided to get the truck packed and deal with the situation in the morning. Let me testify to all the parents out there. If it weren’t for my days of playing Tetris on my Nintendo, we would have never gotten all of our stuff on to that truck. It was packed to the brim.

            Morning came, and we drove back to Penski to get the wipers fixed. After a few more hours, we were on our way to Seattle. Tim and I drove the truck while Kathy and Marcy (her mom) trailed behind us in another vehicle.

            During our trip, we endured 50 mph gust, rain, freezing rain, snow, forest fires (no joke), and closed roads. It wouldn’t be a trip if there weren’t any adventure to it. I have to say, if you ever get a chance to travel across the US, TAKE IT! It was incredible. We saw mountains, prairie land, sunsets, sunrises, big skies, and beautiful lakes and streams. I kept telling myself, “if someone has any doubts about God existing, then they need to come see this.” I felt substantially small because it took us 6 days to travel something God made so quickly with detail. In fact, there was one point where I looked at the Mountains of Idaho and was consumed with the fact that my God is so much bigger than everything I was seeing. It was truly breath taking. On a side note, I will warn you that Kansas and South Wyoming are long and very flat. You can pass the time away by playing a game of “How many tumble weeds can you hit in a mile”. Just make sure you yell out “BOOM!” when you hit one to give it a more personal effect. Trust me, you get that bored after awhile. J

            After 6 days of travel, cheap motels, and fast food, we pulled into the city of Seattle. I will never forget the feeling I had when we arrived in the city. It felt like I was home. It was an incredible feeling that is still odd to me because I have never lived at this new home. Nevertheless, I was glad to be home.

            I currently am living with the Tim and his family until I find an apartment or house to rent in the Arlington/Marysville area. I still have a lot to do as far as establishing my residency here in Washington. I want to thank all of you who are supporting me through giving, prayers, encouragement, and interest. I hope to have a video blog up soon as well as keeping this blog updated weekly. I am excited to see what God going to do with The Commons here in Seattle. Please keep me in your prayers while I begin Student ministry here. I love you all and very grateful to call you friend! ~ Cham

PRAYER REQUEST

1. Continually growth in Christ (prayer, Word, etc)
2. The Commons (God's vision, impacting the community, vision, salvations)
3. Tim Corbin (Pastor) - Vision, leadership, continually spiritual growth, 
4. Commons Leadership Team

1. Continually spiritual growth, God's vision, God's anointing, leadership
2. Student Ministry - Fulfilling God's purpose
3. Continually building relationships with students and the parents and people of the Commons
4. Transitions in becoming a resident in Washington
5. Apartments/or House to rent - place of ministry to the community
6. part-time job

I will have a more extensive list soon.

Check out this link to see some of the pics from the trip.

Click here --->Photos