posted
Just a hello to see who else is out there. I've posted before on this website, but I haven't in maybe a year. I visited about 3 mo. ago, but I think your website wasn't working . Anyway, I'm glad for the changes you've made. I can see you've changed quite a bit since I was last here. You didn't have the forums working quite this smothly either. I like it!
We've been homechurching since 96' or 97'. At first it was scary pulling out of traditional, accepted religion, but I'm glad we did. At the same time, it's lonely and discouraging. We have tried alot of denominations, and just couldn't find what we were looking for. And now, well, it's just us (Robert and I) and the children and I wish I had another woman to talk to sometimes.
But I am glad that your website is back and in working order again. And maybe we can find fellowship and encouragement here. I know there's got to be others!
posted
Hi Rhonda! I'm glad you've come back to check us out again! Hope you'll return often, contribute to various discussions here and enjoy the fellowship that this forum provides. But sister, we all need personal fellowship with other believers even beyond our family circle. Just as you long for the fellowship of other sisters, your husband longs for fellowship with other brothers! That is as God intended.
Where are you all located? Have you ever considered that there just might be others with similar desires just around the corner from where uyou live? Have you checked out the housechurch REGISTRY on this site? You just might find others right in your neighbourhood! But if not, don't give up! Register yourself so others who are also looking can locate you!
I hope to hear more from you of how the Lord is leading, teaching and guiding you in His way!
Your servant for Jesus' sake, Bruce Woodford Norwich, Ontario, Canada
posted
Hi Rhonda, like you am new. This board is not as active as some (like Rapture Ready) but believe it may become more active as people find it.
HC seems to be "catching on".
Would enjoy hearing from ano woman also! Have just left an IC, at the moment looks like it will be a solo affair (husb is Christn, did not attend the last IC w/me - he was wiser abt that IC, not sure how we will "do" HC!!). One sister has expressed an interest in HC. Concerned this can turn into a woman's thing and do not want that.
posted
Bama, Welcome! We all need fellowship with brothers and sisters and I hope that you will use whatever means are available to seek to locate others interested in HC who may be in your area and make yourself "locatable" to them (as I encouraged Rhonda above).
I hope you'll stop by often, the more who post here the more others will be encouraged to do so!
posted
Bruce, will do. Being retired, have more time than perhaps the average "poster"!
Already know of 2 HCs close by, infact one is sort of across the street (live in a rural area) and have known the family abt 15 yrs or so! Their HC seems to sort of be IC lite - they meet becse work schdls prevent reg ch attend. Still, might check them out since at least one of the families attended an IC with us some yrs ago (not the IC just left, but a PCA Presb - they had a lot of cells so the concept of HC is not too foreign for them).
posted
Candy, You have a far greater "pool" of HC's near you than most ! Praise the Lord! Seek to encourage what you can, strengthen what you can, try to observe what needs for ministry there are for which you may be equipped, and "whatsoever He saith unto you, Do it! John 2:5 Who knows what the Lord may have in store for all of you! Is it two other families of which you know, or are there others which gather with either of them?
2 or 3 families can be a tremendous encouragement to each other which would never happen if they never got together!
Keep us posted!
Bruce
[This message has been edited by Bruce Woodford (edited 06-27-2002).]
Found one HC on a register - they are really some distance away, depending on the rotation of the hosting family.
The other one is in walking distance. They have, believe, about 4 families - rotate by house. They rarely meet at my neighbor's home. One of the families in this HC, used to attend (and they bounced back and forth) the same PCA Pres ch we did. They are retired missionaries (Peru I think).
Not sure how hubby is going to take all of this, he really does not fully comprehend my interest. He is just glad I've left the IC. In all candor, he is burned on formal ch and is not keen on any kind of gathering w/others. Has had some un pleasant experiences with large and small congregations. Small ones seemed to cause the most heartburn becse from his perspective they tend to "get in to your business" and get into gossip too much. He has said on numerous occassions does not want to get involved with groups again.
I am not going to accept this as final, but I will not try to change him - that is God's business. Mine is to ask Him, thank Him, and believe He will do it.
Email this page to someone.
