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Welcome To The Best Day Ever!

“Welcome to the best day ever.” Our wedding day truly was the best day ever, and now comes the real fun. We’ve been married 17 days now and life couldn’t be better. This past month has been an explosion of change: We planned a wedding, said our I do’s, partied with 223 of our favorite people, went on the honeymoon of a lifetime to Maui, moved to Los Angeles, started year three of grad school, and began a new job. Not a bad month. And after all of that, what we’re most excited to tell you about is… TODAY.

Today. The every day. Real life. These are the moments that truly define us – the ups and downs, the joys, the laughs, the monotony of 8 AM alarms, commutes to work, assignment due dates, and home cooked meals. As many of you know, Jordan’s new job as Pastor of Discipleship at Thrive LA is the reason for our move to Los Angeles. As we are settling into our new adventure in Echo Park. Having a best friend, and life partner to do today with is the greatest gift. Together, we are beginning to get to know our community, build relationships with our neighbors, and invest in the church family at Thrive. These are the moments that excite us most.

The neighborhood of LA that we are living in is in desperate need of Jesus. Statistically, this area is 25% less churched than the average city in America. It’s an area marked by transition. There is a large contingent of individuals trying to make it big in LA, break into the film and music industry, and find their identity in the world. This brings people from across the world to our city. Couple this with the deep seeded history of the area, the strong Filipino and Hispanic ties, and an ever increasing cultural and economic diversity and you’ll begin to understand where we live. This is why today matters. Because today, God has given us an opportunity to listen to our neighbors, to hear their stories, and lean into the deeper purpose for which God has placed within all of us. It’s a chance to build relational equity in this city, to partner with what God is doing here, and tangibly love this city.

To do this we need your help. We need your prayers; we need your affirmations; we need your money. Yes, that is abrupt, but it’s true. As Thrive LA is a brand-new church plant, we are relying on outside support. As a couple, our salary is entirely made possible by you. We believe God has called us to Thrive LA, to Echo Park, to our neighbors, for a purpose. For today. And we want to partner with you in bringing the love of Jesus to this city.

We are nearly 25% funded, which means there is still more help needed. If just 15 of you can commit to $50/month and 30 of you commit to $25/month, we’d be 50% of the way there. So we want to ask you for your help. If you’re interested in partnering with us financially, click here.

So, welcome to the best day ever. Welcome to TODAY: the day that the Lord has made. Join us in making today the best day, as we say YES to Jesus.

Thank you,

- Jordan and Lacey G A L B R A I T H

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The ALMOST Galbraith’s are...

The past few months have been defined by change and transition. After being recently engaged and Jordan graduating seminary, we have spent a lot of time thinking and praying about what life after seminary would look like for us vocationally. We knew whatever it was, it would involve being married, and together we are confident we can do anything! Toward the end of April we got connected with a couple from hometown church in Lancaster. Last year they planted a church in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, between downtown LA and Hollywood called Thrive LA. They reached out to us, saying:

“We are looking to hire a developer and team builder to oversee a relational discipleship process. We want to train up an avalanche of missionaries who know how to show Christ to the people in their lives, help them grow into maturity, and then release them to ministry. It’s our dream to plant missional neighborhood churches all across the city.”

This position is a dream job and fits perfectly with our gifts. We both have a passion for relational ministry focusing on discipleship and long to invest in community with others, glorifying Jesus together.

After a few weeks of talking with each other, with our friends and family who know us best, and most importantly, with Jesus, we feel confident that God is leading us to Silver Lake. So, starting September 4th Jordan will be the Pastor of Discipleship at Thrive LA, and we could not be more excited!

There is a lot of change coming this fall. We will be getting married, moving, and starting a new job all within one month. As you can imagine we are experiencing a range of emotions: we are excited, confident, anxious, overwhelmed, and strangely at peace with it all. Over that past few months God has made it abundantly clear that this is what He has for us. We know this amount of transition will not be easy, but we are excited to step into it together.

As a new church, Thrive does not currently have the budget for another full-time pastor. We are therefore being asked to raise our salary for the first year that we will be there. We will spend the next several months meeting with family and friends, sharing our hearts for this new endeavor, and asking them to prayerfully consider supporting us for our first year.

We would love to ask you to pray for us over the next few months.  We are grateful for the role you have played in our lives, and we know that having the prayers of our community will be a crucial part of our next chapter. 

If you are interested in supporting us financially click here.

We are so excited to what God has in store for us as we start this new adventure!

Love, 

Jordan and Lacey