Walking Together...

I'm considering creating another blog for what i am about to talk about, but since i don't have a seperate one right now for this topic, i'll use this one...
Yesterday, i left my family in Colorado to embark upon a journey that will be nothing short of an adventure... I am in Washington DC, a place that for me, has represented hope... when i had nothing else...
I met Jeff Spencer while living at a house located right on the south side of the Potomac River, directly across from "The District"... I lived in this house, along with 11 other guys for about a year... Living in this house, the things we learned, the things we talked about, have literally changed my outlook on life, and the way i behave... we studied the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, while trying to understand how to live in community, and love people, according to the way he lived... Jeff was my roommate for my time there... after a few months of living in the house, He and i started to spend mornings together, over coffee, and talking about what we had learned, were learning, and what we wanted to learn... after praying together, in general, we both felt that we wanted to "walk together"... what this meant, we weren't exactly sure of at the time... Jeff left the house at the beginning of August, and left for Connecticut to finish some of his schooling, and i left at the beginning of October to reunite with my family, who had just recently moved to Colorado... This was hard for both of use, because we knew we wanted to journey together, living in intense community, but the timing was not right... I was working, and spending some time with family, but that was about it... Jeff was studying, but that was about it... we began talking after a little while, about the idea that we had the past summer about walking together... the time by ourselves helped us realize how much relationships mean to both of us, and that following Jesus is the only way to live life... we began talking about a few ideas... i had asked jeff if he would like to come out to Colorado, but that wouldn't be the best... so, he just asked that we would keep talking, consistently, and pray about it... i brought up the idea, after praying and writing, of starting our "walk" in DC, where we had met, in order to be mentored from some older, wiser men, and then venture off somewhere else, where we could learn on our own, while still being in touch with the Family in DC... so, we brought up the idea to a spiritual leader of ours back in DC and he loved it... So, taking a leap of faith, i bought a ticket to DC without knowing where we were to stay and how we would make money... Jeff and i kept talking, thinking the time would never pass... Life, goals, dreams, walking together, becoming more united... we talked about thoughts, feelings, and anything we were going through, which is something we learned about while living together in DC prior to now... In order to know someone better, you must first open yourself to them, being vulnerable, hoping that in return they will do the same... however, if this doesn't happen, you yourself will grow... Jeff and I both showed eachother how to do this, and from doing so, we grew closer to eachother, and saw Jesus from our relationship... Because our faith in Jesus was growing, we began to have less worries, less concerns, and we were growing closer together...
Well, it is now January 11th, and i am sitting directly across from Jeff, and our walk has begun... we are applying for any job we can find, and still trying to find a semi-permanent place to stay for our short time here in DC... The goal is to do the same thing we did while living together at the house, yet outside of it... taking the same ideas, and following Jesus, together... We will be here in DC for around 3 months before moving to Tulsa, which is when the testing starts... we will be walking together from now, until we are both done with university schooling, which could be anywhere from 4 to 5 years... in tulsa, we will rent a house, have jobs, and go to a community college until we are ready to attend a full, four year university... we will have mentors and friends who share the same ideas we have...
I've been told i'm crazy from people i love and don't love... I've been told that if this isn't the right choice, that i could wound four years of my life... It's something that's hard to explain, however, it's hard to explain the steps one takes when following the voice of Jesus...
Our adventure has begun...