Just East of West

Not so much ‘defined’ as ‘humorously introduced’.

Aaron and Jennifer James began their life together as married folk in November of 2005, and, for those of you that can’t count, are getting sort of close to their three year anniversary!

Brought together by the grace of God from two very different and far away places to be a part of IHOP. Jennifer grew up in big city Suburbia in Seattle, Washington, where she was attending University heading towards a teaching degree when God literally hijacked her life and sent her to KC. She still insists that it is not her fault she lives in the Midwest. Her family teases her mercilessly for saying things like “supper” and “ya’ll.”

Aaron spent his pre-HOP time in Wilmore, KY, a tiny town in the middle of pretty much nowhere with a huge prophetic history, where they frequently say “supper” and “ya’ll”. He spent his formative years playing baseball inside the house, and riding his bike around one of the few towns on earth where kids can still ride their bikes, and come home safe.

Aaron and Jennifer met during the One Thing internship, and fell deeply in love, 5 months before Jennifer could date (no internship dating!) With many false starts and longing glances, the pair decided to focus on God and do their darndest to ignore each other until the internship was over, when they would begin to date. The rest as they say, is history.

In the interest of not losing YOUR interest, the author will make a long story short. One internship graduation, one great first date in sub zero temperatures, 7 months, about 6 business trips, lots of talking, hanging out, falling in love, and one dad’s permission later, the two were married.
Shortly after marriage, Jennifer decided she liked to eat and pay bills, and do both things with the electricity on, and so, being a resourceful girl, she put on her best outfit and went out to get a ‘real’ job.

Two days later, she was hired, and is happy to announce that there is no such thing as job security. After anouncing she was pregnant, she was laid off 3 weeks later (not that there is any connection..) and is happy at home, cooking, cleaning and learning to rest in God’s provision. When she’s not at home, she is in the prayer room or working on the marketing team for onething conference ministries.

Aaron early on in his marriage succumbed to the siren call of free caffeine and health insurance at the glorious Starbucks of Corporate Woods. But, after a lot of prayer, and much convincing of his wife, Aaron is now once again succumbing to a very different call. The two decided that depending on God for money was much better then depending on Starbucks. To that end, as of recently, Aaron will now be employed with Onething Ministries and be a full time staff member at the House of Prayer (send money.)

Aaron and Jennifer love hanging out with people at their house and now have a dining room table, so no one has to eat at the coffee table anymore. Though thanks to the fact it’s a cheap coffee table, it is kind of falling apart, so watch for sharp edges. They enjoy doing semi- athletic things every now and then (but hate getting that stitch in their sides). They also play a wicked game of Scrabble and are always ready for new challengers.

Aaron pours his heart into studying eschatology, and Jennifer is happy to be in a place where she is continually reminded to pray and depend on God. While Aaron is doing a detailed symbology study of the Old Testament, Jennifer is really into the fact that lately, she can read her Bible near bed time without falling asleep, and loves getting rocked by Bill Johnson’s pod-casted messages.

They have a burden to pray for their friends, relatives and the future of the children they are about to have. The James’ sincerely hope that their blog becomes a place of harbor, encouragement, and your daily dose of silliness. We also write all our own material, and you don’t have to worry about us going on strike.

Never hesitate to call, write, or grab either one of them if you see them out in public. They are very friendly and almost never bite. See you around!