Monday, January 28, 2008

God's Hand at Work

In healing...
  • a young college student's ear drum miraculously healed a day prior to surgery. The doctor's first response: "Is this the right ear?" and then "I can't believe this!"
  • a returned soldier with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, receives Christ and his emotional health is immediately restored
  • another student, facing reconstructive wrist surgery to correct an improperly set injury, was listening to the teaching of God's Word and found that her wrist had regained full mobility. She returned to her orthopedic surgeon who said to the team of doctors and residents who gathered around, "You are seeing a genuine miracle."

In salvation...

  • 3 more Chinese students that have been in the U.S. for only 3 weeks became believers
  • a new Connection Group has formed in the dorms consisting only of Chinese Christians!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

New Beginnings

Over 400 people turned out for the Cornerstone marriage conference: Enduring Marriage...
  • Couples who had been ready to "throw in the towel" are now working purposefully toward healing past hurts, creating an Enduring Marriage.
  • Engaged couples came away with a great foundation for the future.
  • All of the couples were exhorted to embrace what God hands us and accept it with trust in his neverfailing love.

A new building...

  • Favorable letters from the county and D.O.T. were received.
  • We are expecting to start construction in the spring.
  • God continues to bring more and more to each ministry so we are thankful that increased space is on the way!

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Upward Movement

We are on the move...
  • Upward Basketball has kicked off with the biggest group yet...over 345 total kids on the court!
  • God has met and exceeded the benchmarks to begin construction in the spring. We asked for 50% of total Your Move pledges by the end of 2007 and we received 51%!
  • D6 starts this week with a whole new look and lots of new families
  • The Salt Company is currently at their winter retreat in Colorado to kick off a new semester of ministry