Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Williams! Jane and I have had a very busy and exciting 2007 with lots of firsts. Looking back we are amazed at the ways God has been so gracious to us and how He has blessed our new marriage.

We celebrated our first Christmas back in Steamboat Springs with Jane’s family which so much fun for us. They got tons of snow, which made for some amazing skiing! We were able to go skiing a couple times, cross-country skiing behind Jane’s house, as well as sledding. Sledding was a blast and it was especially fun because we went out to Saddleback Ranch where we got married. They have a big hill with a nice tow-rope so you don’t have to walk your tube up each time. We also enjoyed some hot chocolate in the cabin where I got ready with my groomsmen before the wedding. Spending time with the Melvins was such a blast. Sam and Sharon were also able to come to Colorado which was so much fun to hang out with them. Jon and Sophie totally spoiled us with lots of great meals and fun games to play! Daniel got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, which provided a lot of entertainment. We really enjoyed being with the Melvins for the Christmas season.

Some of the entertainment followed us back to our apartment because my parents got us a Wii too! We love our Wii and have already invited some of our friends over to play.
Cleveland is still treating us well. We are still getting used to the weather though. When we left Cleveland for Colorado there was lots of snow on the ground and when we got back it was all gone and not too cold. The next day it snowed 6-8 inches! After about a week of that weather it has now all melted away with temps in the 50’s. Today we set a record with a high of 67! What is going on?? Cleveland is so weird!

Both of us are still staying busy with our jobs and enjoying our time getting to know more people involved in the ministry. Jane is still writing more songs and pounding away on her keyboard trying to improve her piano skills. She was able to sing at church again this past Sunday. It was fun for her to keep singing each chance she gets. I am starting to slowly begin my training and preparations for the upcoming season. I am ready to start playing again and very excited about our season. I still have some time since guys won’t be showing up until March, but I want to start early and be ready to go by March.

We hope that everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas and New Years. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family and for all your prayers and support!

Be sure to check out some cool snow pictures and some of our amazing honeymoon pictures below!

Stay tuned for some amazing Steamboat snow pics!

Enjoy!

Back in Cleveland, Fun time in the snow!

more playing in the snow...

This is our walkway to our apartment! We got about 6-8 inches of snow in one day!

Honeymoon Pics!

Hello Everyone!  Jane and I were sitting in our apartment the other day staring outside at all the snow that has fallen recently and we started remembering back when we were snorkling along some of the most beautiful beaches in the Virgin Islands on our honeymoon.  It would be nice to be back there right about now...  Anyways we thought we would post a few pictures so anyone that hasn't been able to see them yet can see how fun our trip was! 

Stay tuned for a new update and some snow pics from the holidays!

Overlooking a town in St. John

Sunset off St. John

Luke and Jane right after lunch in the shade of some fruit trees.

Crystal clear water at Hawks Nest Bay

Kaneel Bay, St. John, one of our favorite beaches!

This is the view from the balcony of our condo... so nice!

Cruisin in the Safari bus...

The Bike Ride

It was quite muddy!!

Jane and her new bike!


Luke and his new bike!

A great trail that runs right along a river

One cute couple!


Check out our new update below...

We are Thankful...

Hello again! I'm sure all of you have been anticipating our next update and I know it's been a while so here it goes…


First of all, thank you to everyone who was praying for Jane and her job search. The Lord has once again shown us how faithful He is,especially when we trust Him and His timing. Jane is now an employee of Ambassadors in Sport! We are both very excited about this, andwe're seeing more and more how perfect of a fit it is for oursituation. It provides a more flexible schedule and gives Jane the opportunity to pursue her music and work with Luke in the area of his ministry. Jane's official title is Human Resources Coordinator. She is an assistant to the Member Care director and her job is basicallyworking with all the "members" of AIS. She is very excited aboutthis, as she will be working with missionaries all across the globe atthe different national offices including Czech Republic, South Africa,Kenya, England, and Australia. This is a part-time job so Jane will be maintaining a part time job for her dad as well.


On another exciting note, Ginny Owens is performing a Christmas Concert at our church in a couple weeks. Our church choir isperforming 3 songs at the concert as well and Jane has been asked tobe the soloist for all three songs. She is very excited to startsinging and performing again, which she hasn't been able to do sinceshe left Colorado. Luke has settled into his job and is staying very busy. He is in middle of working on partnering the local churches all over Clevelandwith the City Stars team. The churches will partner with our team by doing church day camps with the pro players and participating in "church nights" at some of the Stars home matches where some players and coaches will share and give theirtestimonies after the games. Luke is very excited about working withdifferent churches around the area and learning a lot about businessmeetings and the inner workings of the church.


We were able to go down to Texas for Thanksgiving, which was a realtreat! All week prior to going to Texas we were hearing reports of sunshine and temps in the 70s and 80s, which we were pumped aboutcause it's just been rainy and cold here. So we fly into San Antonioonly to find out that the weather followed us. It wasn't quite ascold but it was rainy. Nevertheless, we had a blast! The food waswonderful, especially the fried turkey which was expertly prepared by Chef Peter, Chef Luke, and Chef Cody! It was fun to see the familyand hang out with them for the first time as a married couple. We are so thankful for both our families! God has blessed us tremendously with two loving and very supportive families.


We hope you like the pictures of our biking exploration of one of the many hike/bike trails around our house!


Blessings to all and thank you so much for your prayers and support!

The Beginning

Hello from Aurora, OH! We've unpacked every box but are still in the process of hanging things on the walls. Our apartment is beginning to feel more and more like home. The fall has been absolutely beautiful in Ohio. We've never seen color like this before. :) Luke and I get out as much as we can to either play a game of tennis or ride our bikes. We better enjoy this as much as possible 'cause we heard it suppose to snow soon...

Luke is becoming more acquainted with his job and is enjoying it more and more. He has some incredible opportunities for outreach. Right now his jobs consist of creating/overseeing a website for PSM (Pro Soccer Ministries), being the "player liaison" for the soccer missionaries overseas, and developing two outreach programs, one through churches around the city and the other with the inner-city kids of Cleveland. These two outreach programs are in association with the pro team the City Stars. Even though these outreach opportunities are in the beginning stages, they are none the less promising and very exciting. On the side, Luke is the assistant coach of a U-12 girls team. He is loving this as well.

I am primarily working part time as a nanny for a family with 4 kids. They are a great family and I am very blessed to be able to hang out with the kids. Including being the "adult" around the house, my jobs includes literally driving them around everywhere from piano lessons, to Burger King, to football practice. I am also job searching right now, which, anyone can attest to, can sometimes be monotonous and discouraging. However, through this and many other things, God has really been teaching Luke and I to become more dependent upon Him for our jobs and life. It seems like learning dependence upon Christ has been the theme for Luke and I thus far. And one thing that has been so encouraging for us to learn and remember is that "He [will] work in us what is pleasing to Him" - Heb 13:21. What a relief to know that not only does God give us the passion to please Him, but He gives us the tools to do so as well. He Himself will bring about what He wants from us - what an amazing God we serve.

We are getting more "plugged in" to the community here. We are so thankful for the people here working for AIS. We are blessed to see and be a part of the passion everyone has to reach others for the Kingdom. The relationships we have already formed have richly blessed us, and we are so excited to get to know them more as time goes on. Thanks for your prayers and support. God Bless!

Some Pictures of our Wedding!!