Here in Little Rock
Sorry it's been a while since I have updated my blog and been around in the "blog world," life has been crazy since we've moved. We're starting our fourth week here and those weeks have seemed like a whirlwind.
We're living in an apartment while our house in the downtown area is being built (hopefully only 6 months). The Apartment is pretty much a hobbit hole, but there aren't;t any hobbits just lot's of cockroaches. I even had one crawl across my face while I was sleeping!! This apartment make The Lair look like the Hilton!
I just got back from a week on the Gulf Coast where we were doing home restoration for homes damaged by Katrina. Trips are always the best way to get to know people, I feel like I have 40 new friends.
I working on several things here at the church.
- The biggest priority is creating a outreach plan and team to visit guests who have visited our church. At first I was a little leery of doing this, but they have given me complete freedom in the creation process. Put it this way, we're not going to show up at doors and bash people over the head with the gospel. I'm looking at this as a way to start a conversation that might take place over weeks, months or years. We just want to stop[ by for a few minutes and thank people for visiting and to welcome them back.
- I've also started planning a trip to South Africa to work with aids orphans in Johannesburg.
- I'm trying to get every person in this church to see Mission as where they are, be it the grocery store, at home or on the Gulf Coast.
- I'm also continuing to facilitate the church's Mission efforts in Helena AR (top 20 poorest counties in the US) , and along the Gulf Coast.
Liz is doing well. She takes the GRE on Friday and she might even get the opportunity to start school this fall!
We're living in an apartment while our house in the downtown area is being built (hopefully only 6 months). The Apartment is pretty much a hobbit hole, but there aren't;t any hobbits just lot's of cockroaches. I even had one crawl across my face while I was sleeping!! This apartment make The Lair look like the Hilton!
I just got back from a week on the Gulf Coast where we were doing home restoration for homes damaged by Katrina. Trips are always the best way to get to know people, I feel like I have 40 new friends.
I working on several things here at the church.
- The biggest priority is creating a outreach plan and team to visit guests who have visited our church. At first I was a little leery of doing this, but they have given me complete freedom in the creation process. Put it this way, we're not going to show up at doors and bash people over the head with the gospel. I'm looking at this as a way to start a conversation that might take place over weeks, months or years. We just want to stop[ by for a few minutes and thank people for visiting and to welcome them back.
- I've also started planning a trip to South Africa to work with aids orphans in Johannesburg.
- I'm trying to get every person in this church to see Mission as where they are, be it the grocery store, at home or on the Gulf Coast.
- I'm also continuing to facilitate the church's Mission efforts in Helena AR (top 20 poorest counties in the US) , and along the Gulf Coast.
Liz is doing well. She takes the GRE on Friday and she might even get the opportunity to start school this fall!
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