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- I know it's quick,

but folks are anxious

to meet their new pastor.

Well, you know,

he's got big shoes to fill.

- I'm sure they're gonna miss you a lot.

- No, no, no.

I've been here a number of years.

They're about ready to see me move on.

- No.

- I'm looking forward to retirement.

I think it's about time

we had some new blood around here.

- Oh.

- Well...

- Come on, sweetie.

- What do you say?

Rip the Band-Aid right off.

- Huh?

- All right.

How's the sermon going?

Oh, fine. Good.

The usual battle.

How are the girls?

They're good.

You did the right thing,

you know.

The house is perfect.

I'm almost finished unpacking

downstairs. It looks so good.

I'm glad you're happy with it.

I think moving is always

hardest on the children.

- Yes, I know.

- The new school, the new friends.

They'll adjust.

You know they will.

I think they're gonna like it.

It's not like we had

that much of a choice.

- No?

- No.

- We have a bigger boss.

- Oh.

He called you to be here.

As long as we're together,

that's all...

- Nothing else matters.

- Nothing else matters.

I'm going with two years.

What, too little?

10 years.

10 years?

Are you kidding me?

No, they live

for about 45 days.

The stronger ones can live

a little longer, like 60 days.

10 years...

they'd have grey hair.

Yeah, I guess 10 years is kind of

a long time for an ant to live, huh?

Yeah.

Rebecca, do you think

I'll make friends here?

You kidding me?

You? Mr. Personality?

Of course you're gonna

make friends.

Think about how much

a big city slicker kid like you knows

compared to these guys.

Mary, honey.

- Guys.

- What?

- Are they here?

- Mary, come here, please.

- Put that away. Turn off the light.

- Hi. Here.

It's our first night here and I just

wanted to say a little something.

Come on.

Hey.

A big change for us.

And your mother and I

would like you to know

how much we appreciate

the love and support

that each one of you has given us

on our journey.

I think we had a great life

in the city,

but I believe the Lord

has called us here.

He didn't call me.

Okay, all right, He called.

Okay, put our hands together.

Heavenly Father, thank You

for protecting us

on our long journey.

Please, we ask You

to watch over us and guide us...

Wait up for us.

Oh, good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning, friends.

Good morning.

Now before I get started,

I promised Mr. Roberts

that I would mention that we

still need a few volunteers

to help us set up

for tomorrow's summer festival,

so if you have

a little extra time

and want to lend

a helping hand,

please see Carl

after the service.

Please be seated.

I have spent a lot of years

here with you

and I would like to believe

that through all those years

we have built a community

of love and faith.

I would also like to believe

that we have learned

to trust each other.

Now trust is

a very funny thing.

It requires absolute belief

in one's soul, a complete faith.

But it's different than faith.

Trust also obligates

the person that is being trusted

to do the best he can.

And so I am asking you

to trust me

one more time

as I prepare to leave you.

Today we welcome the Bramfords.

Pastor Dan,

his lovely wife Wendy

and their three beautiful children

have all consented to join us.

And I trust

that you will show them

the same love and compassion

that you showed me

so many years ago.

The Bramfords

have made a great sacrifice

to be here with us.

So let us welcome them

with open hearts

and open arms.

Pastor Dan, your people.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Pastor Kingsman.

- And good morning, everyone.

- Good morning.

First of all I would like

to thank you

for welcoming my family and I

into your lives.

When I first received the offer

to become your pastor

here in Stull,

my wife Wendy and I

were unsure...

unsure about moving a family

halfway across the country,

unsure about leaving behind

a life that we had come

to know and understand,

unsure about a new adventure.

But in times of unsureness,

in times of great decision,

I put my faith in the Lord,

that He would provide for us,

that He had a plan for us.

I think my faith

was like a rock.

I was reminded of

Matthew, chapter 7, verse 24,

which I would like to read to you

this morning.

"Therefore whosoever heareth

these sayings of mine

and doeth them,

I will liken him

unto a wise man

which built his house

on a rock.

And the rain descended

and the floods came

and the winds blew

and beat upon that house.

And it fell not,

for it was founded upon a rock.

And everyone that heareth

these sayings of mine

and doeth them not

shall be likened to a foolish man

which built his house

upon the sand."

So nice to meet you.

God bless. Thank you.

Thank you.

Not really your scene, huh?

What?

This whole thing.

I saw you inside.

You weren't singing.

And then you left

during the sermon.

I could say the same for you.

Sounds like you were paying

more attention to what I was doing.

Well, maybe,

but that's just 'cause you were

so obviously not into it.

Yeah, you're right.

I'm not much into singing

and just not big

on the whole sermon thing.

- No offense to your dad.

- None taken, trust me.

I saw you and your family

when you got into town yesterday.

I take it y'all met Mason.

Oh, Mason?

He's the farm guy?

Yeah. Yeah, the farm guy.

Okay, so then you were

the guy with the lambs and...

Technically they're sheep.

Wow. Well,

you clean up well.

Maybe I'll see you around

and show you the town.

Yeah, cool.

Yeah, that'd be awesome.

"You clean up well"?

Idiot.

I have a hard time believing

that your boxes are unpacked

and your room is clean.

Huh?

Mom, stop. I'm hungry.

Do we have any food in the house?

You're hungry?

Yeah, there's a little something.

I'm sure you can make do.

- And my boxes are unpacked.

- Uh-huh.

- But define clean.

- Exactly what I thought.

You know I hate

living in the mess, honey.

Relax. It's only been a day.

They're just boxes.

- Breathe.

- I'll breathe when you help me out.

Oh, yeah.

Okay, we are definitely

gonna need an escape plan.

She's driving me nuts.

I swear, if she brings up unpacking

one more time, I'm gonna kill her.

I'm serious. We need a plan.

Okay, like you mean the time

that we told Mom

we were going to Sonia Rosen's

house to sleep over,

so that we could see

the Stone Roses?

Yeah, we probably should have told

Sonia Martin about that plan.

- Somehow I got blamed for that one.

- You did not.

I got it way worse than you.

I was grounded for, like, two months.

Remember? Because I should

have known better.

Yeah, you should have known better.

Hey, what are you eating?

I'm starving.

Just peanut butter and jam

I found on the counter.

Mm, sounds appetizing.

Um, I would not do that

if I were you.

Mom said we're saving that

for after dinner tonight.

It's our first family dinner

in the new home,

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