It’s coming…Scrooge…Scrooooge…SCROOOOOOGE!!!!

Summer is finishing, school will be back in session, Wave Conference was a huge event, earthquakes and hurricanes out of the way and now we start the Scrooge process.

Last year, a ragtag band of ruffians and thespians started gathering and practicing and building and blocking and in the end created something very amazing. i don’t think any of us thought we would fill the auditorium to overflowing and have the response to Christ that we did. we knew we had something good but God took that and made it something incredible.

i remember waiting backstage before the show started and getting word it was filling up and then there was the delay as more and more people came in. finally, we hit the stage and it was overwhelming to see that many people and feel the support. The most amazing thing was the altar call and to hear Pastor Steve just keep saying “more hands being raised”, “more hands.”

i’ve set it in my heart this year to pray for an overflowing house during the performances, but not for our egos, but for God to move and lives to change. There are some people who will only come to a church when a “non-church” event is happening…little do they know, they are still coming to God’s house and He’s waiting for them.

This year’s show will be amazing! we have some new cast & crew & some other new surprises in store. But it’s not about us, it’s all about Jesus.

Are you ready?

we just got back from a whirlwind trip to Indiana to pick up Addyson, go to a wedding and see our families. it was so quick, but soooo good. it really showed me some cool things about who i am and where i came from. here are a few of bullet points:

- there’s no comparison to life with God and life without God. we got to spend time and talk with some of Brook’s cousins and extended family who are on fire for God now after many years of not and i was pumped up. Also spending time with my family and going to church with them on Sunday was so cool after many years of praying and wishing. God is still in the process of calling, saving, healing, restoring, working, loving…

- family is deeply imbedded and a part of us. we got to spend time with a lot of different people and it was so cool to hear and learn and share with all of them. there’s just something connecting us with our families even though we may only see some of them only once in a while.

- my brother and his family are true heroes! they are going thru quite a season right now and are facing it head on with amazing attitudes and fortitude. there is tremendous blessing on the other side of this - look out Farmland!

- ministry is a deep part of who we are. Brook’s family has a long history of ministry and building the church and pastors throughout the family and extended family. my family is becoming more and more embeded in the local church and building it. i love to find out more and more on both sides who are living out their calling.

- prayer is KEY! my mom prayed for years and years for my dad and now he is an amazing testimony. Brook’s mom is a prayer warrior for her family and now great things are happening. we pray daily for our families and staring to see some signs of great things to come. God is Good!

i’m just amazed at heritage and how things that were decided and done (good & bad) have consequences on future generations. i pray Brook and i and the girls continue on a Godly heritage day by day, decision by decision.

I love Twitter on Sundays! So many encouraging words in anticipation for church all over the world. And then all the tweets of God moving - social media was made for Sundays! Blog, Tweet, Facebook…get it out there. Share, encourage, be encouraged.