Ashland Bound

For those of you who do not know, Trey and I are currently in the process of moving to Ashland, AL. I don't expect that many of you know where this is, we sure didn't. So here is a map and a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Ashland is the red balloon on bottom right.  It is about an hour and a half from Birmingham.

Clay County Courthouse. Which just happens to be in the middle of Ashland's town square.

This is 1/4 of the town square at dusk. It is the best picture I could find on google...sorry.

Ashland is a small little town in Clay County, population 2,037. It is quite the contrast to Auburn. It is not the typical place you would expect a newly wed couple to be moving. Nor is it where Trey and I saw ourselves moving anywhere in the near future, or ever for that matter. But, God had different plans for us. Below, I will try and give you a synopsis of how this all came to be.

To start with, I will give you a little bit of the back story. When Trey moved to Auburn, he became immediately involved at Lakeview Baptist Church. He was active with the Lakeview youth group, as well as, leading musical worship for the college ministry. It was through a youth event, in 2008, that he met Jorge Ponce, a fellow member at Lakeview. They were not so much close friends, but more acquaintances.

Fast forward...

After Trey and I got married, we remained active at Lakeview. We continued to seek God for direction in the next steps of our lives. It was in July of 2011, that Trey received a call from the pastor of Clay Community Church. He was looking for someone to fill in temporarily as the musical worship leader. It just so happened that Jorge was the pastor. Trey accepted the invitation and led worship for the July 4th Sunday service. For the next few months, he continued to serve at CCC. After a couple of months, Jorge asked that we pray about serving at CCC on a more permanent basis. Trey and I earnestly sought the Lord on this decision. It was in October that Trey accepted the position as music minister. We really felt God calling us to serve at CCC and minister to the people in Clay County. There are so many needs here and we can see so many opportunities for the Lord to work. We are so excited to see what God is going to do!

Clay Community Church meets in the Ashland Theater, on the square, for Sunday morning corporate worship.

Ashland Theater

My handsome husband leading the church in corporate worship to our Savior

We have anywhere from 20 to 50 people attend on any given Sunday. However, we have seen steady growth since we have been involved. CCC also has home groups that meet once during the week for Bible study and fellowship. Please pray that God continues to grow our members in the faith and knowledge of Christ. Also pray against the many strongholds that satan has here. Your prayers are greatly needed and greatly appreciated.