Sunday Night Rewind
It has been a whirlwind the last couple of weeks… going to the Red River Rivalry last weekend and then off to Cincinnati with the Renovation Team this week it has been a little crazy… but really good!
Last weekend my brother Jonathan had to deal with the death of a young man in his student ministry of course that is never easy but talking with him this week he said God has done some amazing things thru this tragedy.
They had hundreds show up for the memorial service and then for the Funeral. Wednesday night he said they had over 500 kids show up at Detour… over 300 HS students! Over a hundred kids have committed their lives to Christ through this experience this week. Only God can take tragedy and replace it with healing, joy and hope.
Tuesday evening we (Renovation Team/Spouses/ Terri & Amber) loaded up a fan and headed to Cincinnati for the CCDA National Conference. We kicked things off Wed with the Pre-Conference Institutes. I hung out listening to Bob Lupton for the afternoon and he just blew me away. He has been a part of helping under-resourced neighborhoods and communities in Atlanta for decades. His wisdom and insights were fantastic and really timely for us at Renovation.
I know that everybody had a great time not just on Wednesday but throughout the week learning, thinking, networking with other churches and ministries around the country trying do what we are doing at Renovation.
Hearing John Perkins every morning is always the highlight though! What an incredible man of God he is and what a great teacher of the Word. 79 years young and still preaches with great passion and insight! Every person should take the time to read his book Let Justice Roll Down… his story.
We heard Bart Campolo speak Friday evening and then we loaded the vans up and headed back to B-Lo… we got back about 4.30 Sat morning! We had the whole day to recuperate!
Today was great… waking up to sunshine and warm weather!
We finished our 5 week series today Leaving Lust Vegas. We talked about some very practical ways by which we can leave lust vegas behind! This has not been an easy series but it has been my favorite one because of what God did in the hearts and lives of many men and women both young and old. We started this series with hope and we finished it with hope! I hope everybody got their “parting gift” as you left today!
This is going to be another busy week for the Renovation Team as we get ready for Trunk or Treat and then for MarriedLife Live. We only have about 20-25 tickets left so you might want to call the office and get your tickets this week!
Sunday we are going to Baptizing so call the office if you want to get in on the fun!
I want to say thanks to all of the volunteers who really stepped up in a big way to pull off this series… it is great to serve with such awesome people! Love and Appreciate You!
