The First Step of a Million Next-Steps

As this is my first post in a new blog, let me introduce this blog!

This is where I will be posting updates and information about the Vinson Family's move to Zambia. If you didn't know that we are going to Zambia, now you know!

I (Brian) have been a United Methodist pastor since 2001, and my wife (Tara) and I have served in several churches in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church: Stonybrook (Gahanna) UMC, New Knoxville UMC, Millersport UMC, and Wellston Hope UMC. But we, along with our four children, are preparing to continue our work with the United Methodist Church in Zambia through the General Board of Global Ministries.

As we set out on our journey to begin our ministry in Zambia and continue our journey once we get there, I will be periodically updating this blog with information, pictures, challenges, what we're doing, and prayer requests.

There are all kinds of things we have to do in order to get ready to go to Zambia, and there are things we have already done and that God has already done to begin to prepare us for the next step we are taking. As we move through the steps toward getting to Africa, I will post updates here.

I hope, through this blog, to help you understand who we are and what we are all about and how you can join us, perhaps not in Zambia, but definitely in spirit and in prayer.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this blog, and I hope to "see" you back here as we continue the journey together!