In less than a week I’ll be concluding my ministry with Meta at West Houston Chinese Church (WHCC) and I’ll be embarking on an adventure to plant a new church. This upcoming Sunday WHCC will commission me and a launch team to begin a new work in Houston. For the WHCC elder team this will be the culmination of a year’s worth of dialogue and planning. Reaching this point has been an incredible Spirit-led experience.

I’ve been living with an image in my mind for several months. I’m on a boat and I decide to test the wind by hoisting a sail. As the sail goes up, a gust of wind fills the sail and moves me forward, faster and faster. Quickly, I’m moving at a speed I never anticipated. The wind has taken over and I’m not in control…but the sensation is a rush. I feel alive!

When I look back over the last twelve months I’m in awe at the new relationships I’ve developed, the people I’ve met, the change I’ve seen in people’s hearts, and the conversations that have altered my course. And to think, this is just the beginning of a new adventure.