Getting Back in the Saddle

Well this was my second full week back at work from our migration to Denver. I nearly forgot how good it feels to work. I also nearly forgot how awesome spending time with our church family is as opposed to just seeing them on Sundays. The summer missionaries are working hard and they are both being used by God to do great things. Last week they helped Hillcrest Baptist Church with Vacation Bible School and were able to see two children come to Jesus Christ as their Savior. They also led worship with our praise band Sunday. They did an excellent job. People were singing and worshipping in ways that I had not seen in our church. We also had a number of visitors in church with us this past week. Please pray that God will continue to draw his flock together for worship and cooperation here in Riverton. This week we are making final preparation for Vacation Bible School. We will be leading a prayer walk and an invitation distribution for familes to come and participate in VBS with us next week. Pray that God will use us to spread his Gospel in our community. Finally, I was reading Revelation 1 yesterday morning and the reality of God's revelation of himself in Jesus Christ came breaking through on me again. When we see Jesus Christ revealed we see the nature and character of God on display. Jesus who lived and breathed and walked with humanity displays to us the fullness of God. When we face hardships and difficulties. When we struggle with sin and with self. When we encounter discouragement and fear. We can take couraged because just as Jesus led his disciples through the most trying and difficult steps of their lives, God is leading us in ours. God bless you all in the coming week.

I Am Back

Well it has been a couple of months since I last updated my blog.  We have been quite busy.  In the last couple of months we brought home our babies, received out two summer missionaries, and have planned quite a bit of activity for the summer.  I am hoping to take time each Monday to update this blog and to keep everyone aware of what we are doing and how God is working.

First of all the babies are doing great.  They are growing and they are happy, even if they are not sleeping all the time.  Sharon and I are learning to be parents and we both have developed a new appreciatation for the love of God.  That God would offer his son for us takes on a whole new meaning when we look into the faces of our precious children.

Secondly, we have our new summer missionaries.  They are Quinn and Lora.  I cannot tell you how much I like both of them.  Their love for God and others shines through in everything that they do.  Quinn led worship for us for the first time yesterday.  He did an excellent job, even if I did hang him out to dry.  Lora worked with our children's church and learned some valuable tips for ministry outdoors.  Lora is also designing our new church brochure and I cannot wait until it is completed.  This week they will be helping with Vacation Bible School at Hillcrest Baptist Church here in Riverton.  I pray that God will use them greatly in this work.  Pray for them and Hillcrest also.

When I look at these two wonderful young people I am greatly humbled.  God has entrusted me with helping them prepare for ministry for this summer.  That is not a charge that I take lightly.  However, it also brings back into focus my calling as a pastor of this church.  The effort that I put into helping Quinn and Lora push on towards maturity is the same efforts that I must put into helping all of our church press on towards maturity as well.  We are all to be transformed by the renewing of our minds and to seek to be mature and complete in Christ.  I pray that Quinn and Lora will learn a great deal with Summer and they will be faithful ambassadors of the Kingdom but I also thank God that they are teaching and growing me everyday.

Until next time God bless.