A couple of weeks ago I wrote about some of the reasons to rejoice that I have experienced recently, just great stuff.
There was a short period after that, where Satan really focused on bringing me down. He did a good job, until I finally gave it all up to God and told Satan to step off! The most amazing thing happened. Last week I baptized two more teens! That is two more souls that God has brought in to His fold. I am so amazed, by how God works.
On Thursday I had another frustrating day, I was so frustrated because some of the people in our church won't just get on board with some of the containers we want to use to hold the truth in. Our shepherds had to deal with some of this and I was told what we needed to do to get things going, and to patiently wade through some of it. Obviously what I was told was not what I wanted to hear. A disappointing end to my week.
And then Sunday came. Wow! Did it come! Yesterday was the best worship service we had ever had at Port City, we had the whole church up on their feet just clapping and singing, this had never happened before. What a blessing. I felt so in tune with the Spirit during the whole day yesterday, I know He was moving amongst our people.
Last night we had our Fall Festival, we had five new families say they were going to join us on Sunday for worship next week. It was so cool to see so many from the community come and visit with us and have a good time!
I am amazed at how easily Satan gets me down, but when Satan brings me down God blasts me off! What an awesome God we serve!!!
Thank you Father for being my God, and not forsaking me. Even though I am so good at turning my back on you! You pull me through each day and help me to walk with you. I love you because you love me. Thank you for never letting me go and holding me in your everlasting arms...Please keep Satan away as we head into forty days of prayer at Port City, may we do the things in our Give to Save campaign that you want us to! I love you! Amen.
I know that I haven't really posted in a while. I am making a new committment to do a better job. I really am just extremely busy.
So here it is:
In the last month we have had three new baptisms and I am anticipating another one tomorrow night and one next week! I don't have much to say but I just wanted to come out and say thank you to God for his great power and blessing in our ministry! I am so thankful! God is good!
Also two weeks ago we had over 140 people show up for our 5th Quarter at Port City, this week we will do it again. I hope and pray that God will bless this next event. Please pray for us!
God thank you so much for blessing us! I pray that you will continue to strengthen us and encourage all of the teens finding your Son in our midst! You are great and awesome! Thank you for your holy ways, and encouraging and building us up, that we may be a stronger tool for you! Amen!
I have been meaning to blog for the last two weeks, yes I know it has been two weeks, I have just been absolutely crazy busy. Funny how that is always my excuse, but I promise it's always true. The last two weeks have been crazy and maybe at some point I will be specific, but here are some highlights:
1- Last week was MCS homecoming and while that means most of nothing to most people, it means a lot to me. What it meant to me...
- Missing Zoe (I actually signed up to go in June, and well let's just say that homecoming just killed that for me) I have heard it was awesome and some from our church went and said it was great, I am so frustrated about missing, but my week made up for it.
- Being involved at MCS is something is really important to my ministry and since it is a "christian" school and I use that litely, only about 50 percent of the kids are Christians or call themselves so. Of course there is the designation for many that says that only actually 30% of the kids are Christians because they are coc'ers. I don't buy that jive for a minute.
- I work as the co-sponsor of the SGA at MCS and the kids are awesome, and we handle all of the homecoming events.
- I get to spend tons of time with good kids who are searching, and that is what it's all about to me.
- I get to have fun with them and get to have influence in many kids lives, by doing things such as: announcing almost anything goes, singing a silly parity song to the Miss America Theme for the Homecoming King crowning (that was hilarious, I think a new tradition)
- I am blessesd by spending time with kids who inspire and encourage me in ways they will never know.
2- In the midst of our fundraising campaign, which I am not having fun with.Although I think it is going to do it's job from a faith building standpoint.
3- Dealing with the issues of teenage drinking, some of my own. This isn't a highlight, but a lowlight, please pray for us.
4- Setting up for our very first 5th Quarter which happens tomorrow night! I am pumped!
There is so much more, but no more time! More to come very soon..(I mean it)
