UPDATE: THE BULLS ARE MOVING TO AMERICA!
Yep, we’re packing our bags and moving to the United States of America. We can’t believe it!
Here is a little back story… At the end of last year we stepped off staff at our church after being Youth Pastors for four years. We felt like God was leading us onto something new but we had no real clarity on what it would look like. Long story short, what was meant to be a two week holiday in January ended up being a three month stay in Anderson, South Carolina. We spent our time at Newspring Church, volunteering and jumping in on what God was doing there.
We had the best time, ate way too much food, shot guns for the first time and made a bunch of new friends that became family. God also taught us a lot and stretched our faith like never before. Living by faith is easy to talk about but man it was a lot harder to walk out!
Soon after retuning home to Australia an opportunity arose for us to move to America and join the team at Newspring Church. It certainly wasn’t an overnight decision and after taking time to pray about it and after seeking wise council we said YES.
This week we jumped on a plane to Sydney to meet with the US embassy. After filling in a million forms and going for an interview we got the good news we we’re hoping for…”Your working visas have been approved!”
It has been a long journey to get to this moment. Over the past five months we have been believing that God would direct our steps, and we would be lying if we said it’s been all smooth sailing. One thing that has stuck out to us is how faithful God has been throughout both the highs and the lows.
We couldn’t be more excited about the future. Newspring is a church that we've looked to for years, has impacted us profoundly and now we're moving to be a part of it… crazy! Newspring is a church meeting in 15 locations, reaching tens of thousands of people and is positioned for an incredible future. We love that we get to play a small part in the BIG work God is doing and will continue to do through this great church.
So what’s next? We sell everything, say our goodbyes and jump on a plane to start the next chapter of our lives in South Carolina. A few people have asked us how they can help. First of all, we would appreciate your prayers! We are believing that our transition would go smoothly and for God to do a great work in and through us. Another way you can help is financially. There are a lot of costs associated to moving countries and setting up a brand new home on the other side of the world. We would be humbled to think that some people may choose to partner with us in spreading the good news of Jesus in South Carolina. We’d also love to keep up with you so please keep us updated!
To keep up with the journey you can follow us on social media, watch some fun vlogs on Youtube and subscribe to the blog.
- Josh’s instagram: @joshuabull_
- Tayla’s instragram: @taylabull_
- Youtube: Joshua Bull
If you’d like to support us financially our bank details are below.
- BSB - 014688
- ACC - 557347263
- Name: Joshua and Tayla Bull
We love you all heaps and are excited for this next season.
Josh & Tayla Bull
““If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.””