Officially moving to Canada email

Well, the official letter has come and the deposit check has been cashed.

 

We are heading up to Vancouver to attend Regent College!  So amidst all the mundane things involved with packing and moving are all the exciting things like a compelling school program and proximity to fly fishing.  We're really exited about the whole thing, and to help you I have compiled a list of the most asked questions as I've been talking to folks.  For originality's sake I've called it "Frequently Asked Questions" or FAQ, as it were.  I promise these are the most asked questions, really.

 

FAQ:

Where are you going?

To Regent College in Vancouver, BC.

 

Isn't that in Canada?

Yes.

 

Don't you know it's cold there?

Yes.

 

Is Denise going with you?

Yes.  Actually, it was her idea (see previous email on seminary).

 

Are the kids going too?

No, we're selling them on eBay.  Of course they're coming with us.  Isn't that kinda obvious?

 

Don't get an attitude, I'm the one asking the questions.  What are you studying?

A Masters in Divinity

 

How long is the program?

Three years.

 

Wow.  Don't you know it's cold there?

Yes. Actually, moving someplace with four seasons is pretty important to us, since we've never done that before.  I think it'll be interesting to try out, and I'm certain that I won't want to try this out as I get older. 

 

You got that right.  What are you doing with your house?

It's on the market right now, waiting on somebody to buy it. 

 

Wow. What do your parents think?

They're excited for us, and also very sad that we're leaving.  It's been pretty cool living near them for so long.

 

So how'd you decide on Regent? 

Well, I like the school and it's thoughts on life and God and ministry, I like that it's in an amazing city,  and there is a lot of folks from different places and backgrounds so Denise and I can get to experience a wide variety of perspectives as we go through the program. 

 

What are you going to after you graduate?

We don't have a clue.  Going there is a part of the process of figuring out what we want to do next.  I'm delighted to have the opportunity to learn more about how the church and the bible got here, how other people wrestle with thoughts and emotions about God and community and mystery and art and such, and to be around people asking the same sort of questions but with very different backgrounds.  Through that, I hope to find where my voice is in all that.  

 

Can I come visit? 

Of course!  We'd love for you to!  

 

I hope this answers some of your questions as to what we're doing.  On the off chance that some of y'all might talk about this when with your friends if we're not around, I've put together a few small group discussion questions:

 

Small Group Discussion Questions:

1. Can you believe they're moving? 

2. Do you think they're doing the right thing? 

3. Have you ever been to Canada?  You wanna go?  

4. Did you know it's cold in Canada?  Do you think Matt knows?  

5. How did a chump like Matt end up with such an incredible wife?