Greetings friends and family: August 14th I will be relocating to Kansas City, MO. from Muncie, IN. It will have been a total of 3 years 3 months and 14 days I have enjoyed being planted in east central Indiana again. Saying good bye to everyone there has been painful and near impossible. I am finding what happens when one you choose to put down your roots in a community and then leave... its like trying to pull up a youthful tree. It's painful but sometimes necessary like a grown sappling at a tree nursery being transplanted. I will be relocating to the www.IHOP.org community. My initial 4.5 months (till end of 2007) will be in the classroom and 24/7 prayer room being immersed in all that IHOP lives for (Intimacy with Jesus, prayer, fasting and the return of Christ). During then I'll be waiting upon the Lord for a further revelation of what my next steps are. This choice also includes a woman in my life, a dear friend who I am courting and who is waiting for me in the KC area, is involved at IHOP, and a full-time missionary (Cristina Maas). Photo of us two: http://picasaweb.google.com/Chris.Batz/CristinaAndI/photo#5051469433698522914 People ask why I am making this move. It's hard to always give an answer that makes earthly sense. As one friend puts it, "I am running hard after God". There is nothing more in my life that grants me pleasure than living the adventure Jesus calls us to, to be walking in all that I am created for, and to be worshipping the Father in His presence. So thank you all for your prayers, love, and support... Please note my detail below: My new address will be 4300 Grandview Rd. Kansas City, MO. 64137 Here's a link in Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110651350752259402316.0004357ac328fd7705707&ie=UTF8&z=19&om=1 My e-mail will remain the same, and my cell phone will change within a couple weeks. To stay in touch with me, I encourage you to subscribe to my two weblogs: http://chrisbatz.blogspot.com/ http://matthewten.blogspot.com/ Blessings and love, Chris Batz | 
