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We want to hear from you! Has Just Moved! or a Moving On After Moving In NEWcomer's class affected your life?

Anne - Virginia NEWcomer
I participated in the ‘Moving On’ class in Richmond, VA and my husband and I will be moving to Wisconsin, so I am hoping to join a group there.  It was such a great group of women that I met in Richmond; you all are doing a wonderful service for newcomers, so thank you so much!

Holly - South Carolina NEWcomer
This study and our group were a lifesaver!  It was so very comforting to have my moving concerns and experiences validated among our group of caring and warm Christian women, and to feel that connection continue.  Plus, because our family hasn’t found a home church yet, I felt closer to God through these meetings.

Nancy - Arizona NEWcomer
These past few weeks in our ‘Moving On’ group have greatly helped to reinforce my faith and hope, which, until a few months ago, were totally lacking in a very empty existence. Over the past weeks, through this emotional time in my life, after reading Susan’s words so beautifully expressed in After The Boxes Are Unpacked, and listening to her words as our class leader, so filled with love for the Lord, I have felt so safe -- so grounded and so inspired to move forward in God's light. Even though I am not a newcomer to Arizona, I'm a new believer and have welcomed the opportunities to apply the disciplines I’ve learned to my path in Christianity.

Jenny - Ohio NEWcomer
The hardest part of moving to a new city, a thousand miles away from everything familiar, was not having anyone to connect with. This study provided me with a wonderful group of women who were experiencing the same situation, but especially women who were all connected in Christ. I have proudly kept connections with many of the women in my class for over a year and a half. The “Moving On” class provided me with a welcoming, encouraging and comfortable environment amidst an unfamiliar city.

Alysia - Pennsylvania NEWcomer
(letter to her Moving On Class Leader)
I wouldn’t have made it through my first four months here without the Moving On class every week. God knew that I needed to grow closer to Him and this was the perfect opportunity for me to do that. I needed to grow closer to Him not just to be able to make it on my own for those months with three kids while my husband wrapped things up in Florida, but also to live a more complete, fulfilled life. I needed to learn that I may not understand why things don’t always work out according to MY plan, but that I had to trust in Him to let Him act in my life and not question His actions--to have faith in His plan for me. I also needed to make a group of friends with the same values and beliefs who understood what I was going through and supported and encouraged me and to whom I could provide similar understanding and encouragement--a group of friends that I am sure I will have a special bond with for a long time to come. The study was just what I needed. Thank you.

Cindy - Texas NEWcomer
(letter to Moving On Class Leader)
I just wanted to let you know that I have been so happy this month!! I mean really, really truly happy. My eyes are seeing the beauty in everything again. As I walk in the mornings I smell the sweet smells of the World. I hear the sweet songs the birds are singing and once again I thank God that I am alive. I see my children again and I realize how truly blessed I am. I had a very dark few months there and I never want to go there again. But I am glad that while I was there I knew you and the other ladies that were (rowing my boat with me). I have added people to that boat and I'm sure I will be for years to come. I don’t think I would have done so well had I not been in the Moving On class. The Lord led and I followed right into that classroom.

Lynn - Kentucky NEWcomer
I just completed the Moving On Class. It was GREAT!!! I was so impressed with the content of the book, After The Boxes Are Unpacked; it helped me so much. Just wanted to thank you and tell you I really appreciate the ministry that the Lord has given you.

Michele - Pennsylvania NEWcomer
(letter to her Moving On class leader)
I can hardly find the words to express how this class has impacted me. The book and the study have moved me to become a better woman. I just wish I had this info when I was a young military wife moving across the country! Of course God's timing is perfect. I truly believe that. The group has been a safe haven for me to face some things that I had tucked away deep inside of me. Thank you for the support and kindness you have shown me. The group has been a witness to the power of prayer and a reminder to me of the need for daily prayer and thanksgiving. I have been blessed to experience the love of Christ through you and the ladies of the group!

Cathleena - N. Carolina NEWcomer
Thanks to all of you again for your ministry. This is our 7th move in 18 years of marriage. I think I would've handled previous moves much better had I had this information with some of my other moves. Praise God for it now. I thought this move would be sorta "easy" and it has been far from that. Your book and class are helping me tremendously to deal with all the emotions that come with leaving my closest friends, a wonderful church, etc, etc, etc.

Logan - Virginia NEWcomer
The Moving On class has become a bright spot in an otherwise dreary world. My mom read your book before I did, and called to encourage me to read it and to attend the class. This move has been a very difficult adjustment for our family. Despite the difficulties, God has brought me precious friends in a short amount of time, and I have been grateful. Our neighbors are also wonderful and the scenery is beautiful!

Jamie - Arizona NEWcomer
Although I have always gone to church, prayed, and been active in church outreach programs, this is the first time I have taken a spiritual class. Through the class I felt that God had presented me with a gift and a chance to mend inside as well as out.

Karen - Arizona NEWcomer
It took me about 5 minutes in the "Moving On After Moving In" class to be in tears; tears that only flow when you feel compassion (from a stranger no less!). I was surrounded by women of all ages who were just like me! I was a mess because I just uprooted my children (ages 6 and 9) and moved to a big city where I didn’t know a soul. I couldn’t figure out the area codes, let alone how to find my way around town. I felt completely anonymous, invisible, lost, depressed, and very, very lonely.

Newcomer - Flagstaff, Arizona
I wanted to thank you for beginning the “Moving On After Moving In” study. I felt so welcomed and understood, and it was so good to feel “not lonely” for those two hours.

Newcomer - St. Louis, Missouri
This class has been a bright spot in my week. It was a safe haven where I could share my feelings unconditionally. It was a wonderful help in getting adjusted to my new home.

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