Monday, July 23, 2007

Your Move is Moving On

Pastor Troy and Mike just returned from meeting with our architects in Utah. Here are a few of the highlights:

  • One of the lead men at BGW (Building God's Way) said "God is clearly at work in this project. I've rarely seen a church that looks so healthy."
  • Steps were taken in the initial selection of materials.
  • BGW's vision for making the whole building process a ministry to those involved has inspired our team.

This is our second week of Vacation Bible School:

  • Many wondered if two weeks were really necessary...and they are! We are experiencing a 30% enrollment over last year.
  • Experienced teachers turned to Mandy in the first week and said "I can't believe that someone has finally figured out how to make this fun for teachers...thank you!"

Monday, July 2, 2007

Junior Highers Going Deeper with God

In the last two weeks, God has shown Himself strong in the lives of junior highers:
  • 23 incoming freshmen served on a Native American reservation sharing the gospel of hope
  • within the last month, this same tribe had lost 7 individuals to suicide within a 24 hour period
  • the tribal president gave them permission to share Christ and His Word freely on the reservation!
  • 43 junior highers spent a week at Student Life camp
  • the hallmark of their time together was unity
  • 4 gals and 1 guy came to Christ
  • they spontaneously prayed with and for one another for 25 minutes and rejoiced!