"Two Years Later..." by Krissie Inserra
In case you're not aware (or might live under a rock), this Sunday is
The Well's two-year anniversary. The last two years have been quite
eventful to say the least. I can't exactly put into words what the
last two years have meant to me personally, but here's a try.
Two
years ago this week we were getting ready to meet at Godby for the
first time. The questions we kept asking were "Are we nuts?" "Will
people really come?" "Will it be weird to meet in a high school and
not feel like 'church'?" Over time, we have seen that we are certainly
not nuts, people have actually come, and The Well is church if I've
ever seen church.
I'm still getting used to the idea that my
husband is a pastor. Or maybe more the idea that I'm a pastor's wife.
Thankfully I'm not expected to head up the women's potluck on Wednesday
nights or be the guest quilter in the quilting club (I just learned how
to sew a button, so that's not happening any time soon). But I think
I'm figuring out my role as time goes on. I've always led a small
group, first college girls and now 20-something ladies. That's
something I'll do as long as I possibly can and I love the
relationships I've been able to build with so many of these ladies.
In
the past two years I've served by leading small groups, working in
Well Kids (contact Danna to help!) and played in the band. I've cooked
countless dinners for various unofficial Well meetings (not as many as
Matthew though). And getting to see how lives have been touched and
changed by Jesus Christ makes doing all of that so exciting to me.
Sadly,
I've run across many pastor's wives who are at least slightly bitter
toward their church. Pastors work very long hours, sometimes have odd
job descriptions (anywhere from visiting new babies to visiting people
in jail and everything in between), and they usually have many
sleepless nights because of the intense amount of stress they're
under. And let's face it, church people aren't always sunshine,
lolipops, and rainbows. They can be downright mean to the pastor or
say hurtful things that will undoubtedly get back to him. But I can
honestly say that
I absolutely love my church. And I love the people in my church. They
are
my church! I'm seeing life change and I'm seeing God do incredible
things. And I truly believe that greater things are yet to come!
Happy two year anniversary!
