Things I'm Thankful For

At the ripe old age of 26 (I know, I'm ancient!), I feel so blessed by God to have the life I do. It's a life I definitely don't deserve, but boy do I enjoy living it! As I've reflected on this day of thanksgiving, here's a few things I'm thankful for:

>A Great Family: It is so awesome to be a part of a family with such a rich godly heritage! I had a great time today enjoying that heritage...and their good cooking!!

>A Great Church: The question I have is what did I ever do right to be able to serve in such an incredible church? This really is one of the great churches in our nation!

>Great Friends: Through high school, college and in ministry, I feel so blessed by the people God has surrounded me with. They are people I truly love and admire. Even though I am a bit of a geek, thanks for at least acting like my friend!! :)

Jurassic Park Is Here!

This is my friend, Andy Estrella, doing his famous 'Raptor' impression when he was in town last week. It's hilarious, but he hates doing it. Now I can show you all why it's so funny without having to ask him to keep doing it!!

Great Friends!!

This weekend a number of friends from college are converging here at Allison Park. Bobby Hawk came in yesterday and is speaking here at APC at our weekend services. And my friend Andy Estrella is coming in today to speak at APC's Youth Impact this next week. It's going to be great to see these guys especially since this summer is the four year anniversary to the launching of Pontiac Family Worship Center - the church that Bobby pastors and Andy and I were apart of the launh team for. I am so blessed to have such incredible friends and the opportunity to see them on these, now rare, occasions!

Just Hanging Out!

Today I'm going to be hanging out with a good friend of mine. His name is Austin Jones, and he and his wife are currently raising support to go to Alaska as missionaries to the Native Americans. Austin and I met about 2 months ago and God has created a real spiritual bond between us. Austin graduated from Zion Bible College in 2005 and has been working in Arizona the last couple years with Native Americans at American Indian College. He has become a very good friend and it's going to be good to hang out! Austin has an incredible heart for God and I am looking forward to what God has in store for him and his wife as they plant churches in Alaska!