Twenty-five years ago today, Brian moved to Pemberton, New Jersey to begin his work as a student pastor; and exactly sixteen years ago, today, he and I packed everything we owned into a U-Haul truck and moved to Georgia with our two-year old, Taylor.

The last twenty-five years have been a testament to the faithfulness of God. We have seen God do amazing things in the lives of students and adults. Brian has watched God take teenagers and grow them up, give them families of their own, and use them to continue the work of reaching people for Jesus Christ. To those who have influenced Brian over the last twenty five years, Thank you!

It has not always been easy. No impacting profession or life work is easy. But today, we celebrate twenty-five years of Brian's partnering with God to help people on their journey of trusting Christ as their Savior and becoming fully-devoted followers. How exciting is that?! Seeing life change for twenty-five years has got to be rewarding!

So as Brian's wife, I just have to say that I love his authenticity. What you see on stage is really who he is at home. I love the fact that he shares personal stories of his life, even his imperfections and struggles. I love that he puts great amounts of time and effort into passionately sharing truth; and that after his ministry growing to a significant size, he is still burdened for people--individuals. He really cares and, in fact, agonizes over hurting people. I have watched Brian grow in leadership and influence through these years, but most of all, I am thankful that his priority has been our family. He takes his day off and prioritizes our marriage and our boys. That, to me, is healthy.

Brian, we are still having fun! Thank you for being faithful. I can't wait to see what God has in store for the next twenty five!!