Grace Unleashed

This past week we had a couple of events that were really great. The women had a "night out" to bond, get a little time away, and refresh one another. The men had a cookout that was really awesome. Three men, all neighbors, came and enjoyed the man-time. We ate, played Ultimate Frisbee, and got time to talk about guy stuff...

Church was fantastic! We saw about 10 new visitors this week. 2 of them are studying the bible. Many of the visitors are being brought by other visitors. Domino! Love it.

It is wonderful to see God drawing the people around us to his dwelling place; us. The days where I really take care to consider with faith what is happening around me, I can't help but see God working powerfully. I pray the day will come when I will be petitioning some of my faithful brothers and sisters from other churches to come and help because of the amazing grace we are experiencing.

Acts 11:22-24
News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

I am convinced that faith will win the day here in Tri Cities. The fact that we are not seasoned church builders and expert leaders has provided the perfect soil for God's seed of faith to flourish by his grace (I feel).

We are praying and looking for a place to meet as the weather turns cooler. Right now we are using the lovely, FREE parks in the area. I know we always have a place to meet in our homes, but I hope we will find a perfect place to meet over the winter months.

There are several people studying the bible right now and the number is growing almost daily (Acts 2:47...). Many of them are young campus students. One is a single, divorced man named Jeremy. Please pray for the Spirit to give us the words and faith to exhibit the Kingdom to these friends. Soon I hope to be celebrating their inclusion into God's Kingdom.

There is sickness, sadness, spiritual attacks, and other troubles pulling at all of us. Please pray for the strength of the workers and the protection of our hearts. Pray we can band together in unity to fight off all the flaming arrows. Amen.