Settling In.

We haven't even been here two full weeks yet;

and we can already see how God is blessing us and this ministry. Here are three ways: 

• We had another meeting this past weekend with our core team to plan more of 4DM. There are always more details to figure out, but fortunately, we have a team of high-capacity people who are each able to help with dream-casting, strategizing, and praying for the ministry. 

• A friend blessed us like crazy by bringing us a carload of groceries. It was completely unexpected and came at just the right time. The day before, Whitney and I had been discussing groceries and our budget and trying to decide what to do with certain things. We got a text the next morning from our friend letting us know she had something for us. It was exactly what we needed--crazy how God does that! It was a way for our friend to be a huge blessing and for God to remind us that "He's got this!" 

• We've already seen changes in our first participant since his arrival. Going from not having a goal or vision for the future to "I want to do ________ with my life" is a huge accomplishment! Setting a goal is a crucial first step in actually getting there. 

There are more stories, but we wanted to share these three as a quick snapshot of what's going on. Thank you to everyone for all your support, prayers, and encouragement. 

--Nathan

It's the City Life

We have a home! 

It's been a crazy past couple of days, but I can now say we have officially moved to downtown Dayton. Our second floor view over the traffic and the street lights outside our window prove that we're city-folk now. 

Now we feel it's time to start hosting people at our home since everyone has been so generous over the past several months in allowing us to stay with them in their homes. 
So, if you're in the Dayton area, come on over! 

As a quick program update, we plan to start the "beta test" of 4DM with our first participant this week. During this time, we'll be testing all aspects of the program such as spiritual development, exercise, nutrition, creative therapy, life skills, and time management. If you have any insight or want to get involved in any way, please let us know! Seriously, we can use you. 

After meeting the first participant today, we are excited to see God's transformative power. Through conversation today, we're seeing more and more how we all have things to mutually learn from each other. 

On another note, only 7 more days until we find out if we're having a baby boy or girl! 

Well, What Now?

To All Those Who Dream Out There, 

Shimmy and shake! It's happening y'all! 

For those of you who may have been wondering, we've been in the process of relocating back to Dayton, Ohio. Things have been settling into place, and this week it's finally happening! And the moving process continues...

Now that we have more details planned out, we are excited to share with you about what our next step will be! 

Since our return to the States, we've been in dialogue with our pastor at our home church theNorthGate in downtown Dayton. If you're ever in the area, you should come check it out! He has invited us on an exciting new adventure. We will be heading up a "wholeness center," which is set to launch this spring. It will be called 4-Dimensional Ministries (4DM for short).

We couldn't have imagined why we were coming back from Mexico at the time we did, but each day God is making that more clear. We are so excited about this next step and being able to use what we have learned over the last six months to impact our local communities. We still have a heart for what we've called "missions," but God has opened our eyes as to how we can do that right here in our own city. Allow us to share a little bit of 4DM with you. 

If you're already on our mailing list, this next part will look familiar, but for those of you who haven't seen it, this is the overall picture of what 4DM will look like (if you'd like to be on our e-mail list for other updates, feel free to comment on here or send us an e-mail at nathan.reiter2@gmail.com or whitney.reiter2@gmail.com). 

What is 4DM?

4DM is a six-month, four-phase program that seeks to build a biblical basis for overcoming the past, aligning one's identity with Christ, and equipping participants to lead a fruitful, kingdom life. Most participants will live on-site at theNorthGate as they complete the program, being evaluated for progress and application. 

Thank you all for such a warm welcome upon our return to the States. We are grateful for the support you have shown us, even though everything hasn't gone as originally planned. It encouraged us to hear about how many of you have had similar experiences. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that we can make our own plans in as much detail as we want, but then God has something else up his sleeve. It can sometimes catch us off guard, but I guarantee it's always better!