Wow, what a wild couple of weeks we have had. I'm assuming that if you are reading this that you already know that I have accepted the position of student pastor at First Baptist Church, Coleman, Fl. We moved down this pass weekend. The pastor and a church member drove 2,000 miles to come get me and then we drove the 2,000 miles back down with his truck, my trailer and my car. We left Thursday evening and arrived in Coleman at 5:15 a.m. Sunday. Needless to say, I did not look very perky for my first day of church.

We had our first teen meeting last night and it went really well. We talked about some of our pursposes of why we meet and talked about a ministry name and logo and all that jazz. Some of the kids really got into the logo ideas, so I think it went well.

We are so excited to be here and to be a part of this church. Though we are small in number, the leadership has a vision to be cast that includes a Saturday night contemporay service in the works and a church plant near a mega community in a neighboring community (another Villages community if you know anything about that.)

Can't wait to update you with all the good news (and some of the bad.)

Late

 Anything that I have. Every time I think about all that the Lord has blessed me with, I am torn between feeling so grateful (which is the proper response) and feeling so undeserving (which is also true.) I could not ask for a better wife or helpmate. She does so much for me and supports me in every avenue of my life. And my child, Savanna, what a blessing. Waking up and going and looking in her crib every morning is such an awesome experience. It seems like she grows bigger or stronger and definitely smarter every day. Why do I deserve this much? Why do I deserve to be in ministry, to tell others about God? I am not qualified enough, educated enough, humble enough, or thankful enough to do it. But for some reason, God gives it to me. He has given me everything. It is a shame that I lose perspective of it now and again.

Oh yeah, a picture of Savanna. Dads will understand!