A Letter To Grace Pointe

Dear Grace Pointe Family,

We miss you all and think of you often so we decided to inform everyone on how life is going in Beckley West Virginia. As most of you know we moved several weeks ago but only stayed 4 days after our initial move before leaving again for vacation at Keswick in New Jersey. We arrived again this past Monday, the 11th. Our second official week here started with a bang. Literally, as we were traveling back home from job searching we were rear ended when stopping in a line of traffic. It was a little nerve racking since neither of us had ever been in an accident before. Don't worry both of us were fine except for some minor stiffness. Thankfully, the girl who hit us was very apologetic, and had good insurance. It hasn't been a hassle yet but we still need to have the damage inspected by a shop.
Other than that our lives have been a bit uneventful. The people are very slow here, I've never rode my brakes so much. We have spent most of our time applying for jobs, unsuccessfully so far. Work seems to be scarce here and incomes lower, but we trust that God will provide for us. We have spent the rest of our time preparing our house.
We are looking forward to school which starts September 3rd. Please pray for me as I begin to study for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and Theology. Pray for Katie to find a job that fits her and can support us. Also, we would appreciate your prayers in finding a church. This is the first time Katie and I have had to pick our own church. It is bittersweet because we are excited to find the church that God wants, but the prospect of searching is tiresome. We were rather happy after attending Cranberry Baptist Church on Wednesday night. It's no Grace Pointe, but the people were very friendly and inviting.
In a further effort to keep everyone connected to our lives, we have begun working on a website that contains pictures, updated prayer requests, praise and other stories about life in West Virginia. We invite you to check it out frequently and stay in contact with us. We have plans to update it every Sunday night with what is going on and coming up with us. The web address is http://www.mattgoestocollege.blogspot.com

For anyone wishing to mail us a letter it must be mailed to
334 N Sandbranch Rd
Mount Hope WV 25880

Instead of the original address that was posted in the bulletin a few weeks ago. After we arrived we found out that the town we live in is such a small place that it's post office only has 1 worker and none of the mail is delivered. In order for us to have mail delivered to our home we must use the zip code of the next largest town, which is Mount Hope. Sorry for the confusion, we were a bit puzzled by it also. If anyone would like to call my number is 304-421-0075 and Katie's is 304-421-0244.
Please keep in touch Grace Pointe, you are in our prayers, we hope to be in yours as well.
With love in Christ,
Matt and Katie Schmuff