Sunday 01.18.09

After a close call with the heat last night we were able to have services with heat today. That's a good thing...it was cold today.

We had a great service -

• The worship team did a great job leading.
• We had more first time guests today.
• We had some second timers come back as well.
• I shared the 2008 year in review and we watched the year end video.

Things are continuing to progress. Teams are being solidified. Volunteers are stepping up. I cannot wait to look back on 2009. We are going to see some amazing things happen this year.

Finally...

I've been trying all week to update this blog. Everytime I tried I got some kind of error. Couldn't connect or something...but now it seems to be working fine.
So here's a summary of what's going on in my life:

• It's been a full week. I have spent a lot of time with people who are struggling with their marriages. I have dealt with all kinds of relationship issues. It seems like 2009 is going to be a tough year, for a lot of people, in a lot of ways.

• I will be setting some goals in the next week or so. Nancy and I are going to set some family and personal goals together later next week. I am excited and terrified all at the same time at what God is going to lead us through this year.

• I have seen some amazing things happen with finances - getting the Monroe Campus open in time for Christmas eve. We are still about $12,000 in need. The work has been done, that's just the amount we owe to contractors. But I know that God will provide...pray for that with me.

• I'm looking forward to another great church service on Sunday. We have so many amazing and dedicated volunteers - in every area of ministry. It would be impossible to make the weekend service happen without your help!

• We had three first time guests last Sunday - AWESOME! I can't wait to see who God brings our way this weekend.

I hope you have a great weekend. See you Sunday!

Christmas/New Year Family Update

For those interested, we posted a recap of our family's 2008 happenings. You can check it out here.