The kids have been sick, Allie and Lake, so now I am. My schedule really doesn't allow for me to be sick....so I'll just act like I'm not. haahaa Please pray for me and the kids and that no one else in my family catch it.
Last night after youth I took a couple kids home. I had to drive right by the new building.....guess what....all the exterior lights were on ! It was the coolest feeling just seeing the building lit up. It's been such a long process that every step that I notice being accomplished seems monumental. I can't really express in words how I feel about what God has done here in AZ City. A place where nothing good ever happens...a nothing place....a place where most people who live in AZ have never heard of....Thank you Lord for caring and loving the people of AZ City! Please continue to do great miracles!
Our church has been portable for about 7 years. It's hard to believe we only have to set up and tear down 8 more weeks! Yes......Hard to believe that we did a fundraising campaign in Nov. 2005 and asked for 3 year commitments. That has been over for 1 1/2 years! It is hard to explain my emotions every time I walk through our building and it's not even complete yet. I'm not sure I'll be able to hold myself together during the first service. The 2nd service should be great though! hahaha
I know meetings have a point....I say lets get to it and make some decisions. I hope I can stay positive but sometimes nothing gets done from one to the next. Today I felt like a lot got accomplished towards planting more churches in AZ. The goal 11 churches to officially open the 1st wek of August in 2011. Wow...that is something to shoot for. Now we will see what happens between now and July.
Where there is no vision the people perish. That verse is from Proverbs 28:19. Last night I shared the vision with Freedom. I believe the vision should be repeatable. Reach those 18 and under...500 attendees and Plant churches. Wow simple huh? It is easy to have a vision of what God wants you to do...to dream about what it is you are suppose to become. The hard part is seeing it through...doing the daily stuff. Disciplining yourself to see your goals accomplished. One of my overweight friends says that vision is kinda like trying to lose weight. You have the picture in your mind of a skinnier you, but you don't have the desire to see it through....not willing to make the sacrifice! You declare I'm going to lose 25 pounds and after you lose 5 you quit. It's to hard. Understand this: Seeing your Vision come to pass is a process...if not maybe the vision is to small. So pray for a vision from God for your life!
It's hard for me to believe that it has rained so much lately. I have lived in AZ for 8 1/2 years and have never seen it so rainy. Last Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and into Friday....then it started again last night and just ended.But it still looks like it could rain. Maybe it's because my house burnrd down where I lived on an asphalt street and had a garage and a covered back porch...hmm...the new place gravel road, small gravel parking area, no garage, no back porch and a lot of wet shoes. I have been feeding the animals because itis nothing but mud to and from the pens. Yesterday was perfect because the dust was down and the ground was almost dry. That said I love the rain and if we build on one of those 3 acre lots we will need plenty of concrete and a big garage.=)
I have been mulling over a lot of things the past few days. Sunday I preached about the Vision for Freedom and where we are headed. Exciting days lay ahead. The building is almost complete. It really isn't part of the vision but it will help our vision come to pass. Freedom's vision is contained within 3 parts. 1. Minister to those 18 and under 2. average attendance of 500 3. Plant churches.....pretty simple huh! But it is hard to obtain these things without a mission. Our mission is what brings the vision to pass. HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT? Is what we should say to ourselves after God gives us the Vision. Then we plan out are Mission to accomplish it. So you see I'm thinking.....how and what should we be doing? I want God ideas because He is the one who gave the Vision to begin with. So I'm thinking?????
1o weeks from now the new building should be finished! Let the countdown begin. Yes! Last night we went to a prayer meeting in Chandler. Their building is less than 2 years old and was designed by the same architect. It was amazing. As I sat there I thought wow...in a few weeks I will be setting in Freedom's new building. It is hard to explain all the emotions that I am already having and we're not even in yet.=) God has done so many awesome and miraculous things. Thank you Lord!
Weather in AZ?! Update: 2.5 in of rain...wind gust 78 miles per hour...Rvers didn't work Friday road was flooded....van stuck in our yard...pulled out lady from church slid off side of the road; thankfully no one or car hurt.....ran 2 boys out of our retention pond at the building site 1 was swimming in it; pond was full and ran over..today sunshine and drying... everything wet I need a garage!
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