Tuesday, 18 December 2007

• It's Almost Christmas

  It is only a week before Christmas and I feel so full of worship for our great God who sent us the best present ever..... JESUS!  We have been busy at church with concerts and preparations.  All three of the concerts (Teens, Adults, and Children) have been such a blessing.  We had a real baby at two of our concerts and that was so special.  It really made you think of how Jesus who was fully God came to earth and humbled himself to become like us for us!  WOW!  That really astounds me.  I sang a song in the church service this Sunday that talked about how the Maker of everything (Jesus), who had no need, must now.....sleep. Having a real baby made that so real to me this year.  

  We are enjoying our new senior pastor (Ken Pierpont).  He is a breath of fresh air.  He is always smiling and full of joy.  One of my friends saw him walking into work early one day last week with a big smile swinging his briefcase like this was the best job ever.  His great attitude is rubbing off on many of us!  We are relieved for our other pastors too who have had such a heavy load these past 2 1/2 years. They have been so faithful and have really helped to hold our congregation together and keep us going forward by faith.  I remember when the process first started that the committee, after doing research, said that the average amount of time it takes to find a senior pastor is 1 month for every year the pastor had stayed with us.  Pastor Graef had been with us about 36 years so we were told it may take 3 years.  None of us thought at first that it would take that long.  The reality is that you never want to go ahead of what God has planned.  We got His best for us!!!  What a joy it is!!!

  Well, gotta go for now!  I'm off to one of Christian's basketball games.  May you have a wonderful Christmas!  Michelle

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