Freedom Assembly

Wed. Night Youth

One of the cool things about not having a youth pastor is that I get to preach. Yes! I think it's a huge blessing to get the oppurtunity to speak life into these kids. They will be world changers and I get to be a part of it....WOW! Please pray for me!

Great Men

I have been blessed to have some great men on my church board. I have often thanked God for their encouragement and wisdom.......but mostly I love them for their honesty and openness. They are willing to ask the hard questions and hold me responsible for the things I do. We work together to help build the Kingdom of God here in AZ City. I also have great men who I serve with to minister to the people of AZ City.....the other pastors. We meet once a month to talk and pray together. This mornings meeting lasted an hour and a half. I think we all left we hope for our city. These great men our the back bone of America......they are not just in AZ City but they are all over the country. Thank you Lord for GREAT MEN!!!!

Sundays!

One thing I never get tired of is Sundays! It's the best day of the week. On Sundays I have a lot of stress with getting ready for service and the little issues that come up like no AC or locked doors or dirty bathrooms or a sound system doing its own thing.....but once the service starts it's all about God. Worshiping Him in a big group is awesome! I can't wait to see what heaven will be like=). The songs lead me into a special place with God. It's hard to describe.....just peace and joy. A weekly reminder that everything is going to be ok. I also love to study God's word and share with the church what God has been speaking to me about.  Then pray together as  a group and lastly speak with people about what God is doing in their life. Sundays!!!! Yeah!!!

Cowboy Church

This past week we had a cowboy theme to our service. It was alot of fun and several people wore cowboy hats. Diane my wife even wore hers and looked great!  We had 153 in attendance with a large number of people staying for the food. Both roasters of pork and the roaster of beef were gone at the end of the day. It was a lot of work but I believe it will continue to bring our church closer and closer together. Thanks to the many hands who helped bring this event together!

Guitar Man

My son Logan is now an official guitar dude. Today he bought his first guitar and some other gear. He has been playing for a couple years but recently has shown a real interest. One thing for sure is that he is good. Most muscians who hear him want to know how long he has been playing....because of how good he is. So now after spending over $500 we will find out how serious he is. Oh yeah he still needs a $200 amp to complete the package. He says he wants to be a youth pastor and play in a Christian band. Kinda goes hand in hand. Logan is already playing with the youth group band. He is a great young man with an awesome future. Please pray for the guitar man!

Visitors!

I had some visitors from MO look at our building today. Yes my friend Dave's wife, two sister in laws and mother in law! They said it looked a lot bigger than the pictures. They were amazed at how God had blessed us here in AZ City........I have to ask God to forgive me for taking Him for granted and always wanting more. Today, as they walked the building and madecomments about how amazing the building is I had to bow my head and give God thanks for all He has done. I am blessed!!!!  Lord let me see You everyday in everything!

Camp!!!!

Camp was great! The kids had a blast and the evening church services were amazing. There are many gifted people in the body of Christ. We had 4 dorm leaders and they all did a great job. I got to stay in a room by myself which was a pleasant surprise. It actually has a full size bed and resembled a motel room. So I got plenty of rest. We had a few of our boys just stay at the alter and pray and pray. It was very cool. One boy got back Friday and left to move to Texas yesterday......very sad. Thank you for your prayers!

Kids Camp

I'm headed to camp today....with 10 kids....my son Landans first camp ever. I plan on having a blast I love going to kids camp. The greatest thing is that God speaks to these kids and some get called into ministry. It's hard to believe that can happen at such a young age....between 8-12....but it does every year. Please pray for them and the camp staff.

Youth

Our youth group is amazing! They just keep doing a great job......worship was totally incredible last night and Tony did another great job with his service. They had around 50 in attendance.....and that is during the summer. Please keep praying for our youth.....God is up to something special!

Wow!

Busy day.....trying to get stuff wraped up on the building.....I didn't know I had so many things left to do.....no wonder some people just let the contractor do it.......but that cost way to much money.....like the old saying goes I got more time than money. Now headed to youth group.