It's time...
We always knew we were called to plant a church or to shepherd God's people by encouraging and equipping them to encounter the presence of our God. The real question was the timing of everything...
When would he release us? When would he say, "It's time my children to plant the vision I have given you."
For over 15 years now we have been asking, asking, and knocking on the heart of God for Him to show us His will. In those years we have mentored/discipled hundreds of people (youth and adults), created and established our own 501c3 ministry (Changing the Culture), helped grow young adult ministries at local churches, quit our jobs - sold everything we owned and traveled the country as US Missionaries, helped establish and grow local house churches, and have ministered throughout the country at different churches, youth events, and camps preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Years ago, (2020) God prophesied over us that this land was to be taken by us for His glory. At the time it didn't make sense because we had just heard from the Lord to sell everything and go mobile. But God, in His perfect timing....knew what we needed. We needed to take the last couple years to get some healing, restoration, and training to help us accomplish all that He has for us here in Illinois. In the land that He told us to take for His glory.