Weekly Rundown (1.17.2009)

• What an incredible week ... I stand amazed at God, at our volunteers, at our staff, and at our church.


• We launched Rock Bridge PM on Thursday night ... had 297 seats in the Wink Theatre ... wasn't enough!!
  
  
  
  • We had numerous guests who work on the weekends saying, "Thank you ... I can come to church now!"
  
  
  • People received Christ as their Lord & Savior :)
  
  
  • We thought Sunday attendance might be down as a a result of Thursday night ... wrong!! It was up!!
  
  
  
  


• Gus Waters, our Chatsworth Campus Pastor, informed me that today might be his last day ... in Dalton!! He's hoping to start practicing set-up in Chatsworth as early as NEXT Sunday!!!  Things are happening!!


• We don't have all the Haiti relief counted yet ... but as of now over $6000 in cash (this does not include checks)!!  Blown away ... we are being the church!!
  
  
  
  • We are going to send relief money down 3 avenues:
    
    
    
    • Water: people cannot live without water for long.  Safe, clean water is big need right now.  We will be helping fund efforts to build or rebuild 500 wells that can service 250,000.
    
    
    • Overall relief: medical, physical & spiritual -- we plan to support Samaritan's Purse's efforts.  They are not only meeting physical and medical needs but they also have chaplains on the ground.  In one area they helped 21 people cross the line of faith and become Christians!!
    
    
    • Long-term missionary work: we are partnering with a missionary on the ground.  We will be traveling to work alongside him in a long-term partnership.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Had a great meeting this week about forming a church planting alliance for the Atlanta-North Georgia area ... this could be something really amazing for the kingdom and planting healthy churches.


• Beth & I really appreciate all the prayers and support and congratulations regarding our adoption.  Having names and pictures and a story is incredible.  Please keep praying because nothing is final or for certain yet.
  
  
  
  • Pray for a quick court date and pray that the legal process goes smoothly!
  
  
  • We've started cleaning up and clearing out their future bedroom and playroom :)