Mid-week service @ satellite location

New Life Community Church, Ashland, Ohio (hero of the day)

Tuesday began with our Bartholomew County Long Term Recovery Committee meeting @ North Christian Church. Each one is adjusting to the meetings and becoming comfortable with this long term marathon distance run vs. the long term sprint race. Decisions were required to assist the steering committee in the overall organizational set-up and leadership structure.

Then I met with the driver of a truck transport service at CFA. He was meeting me to pick up our Information Center that will be getting a nice makeover in North Vernon. This is the large wooden reception-like structure that stood in our church foyer. It has an outdated look and will not mesh with our new foyer updated design scheme. So we shipped it out to the mill shop to be worked on for the next couple of weeks. I couldn't believe how heavy those pieces were once we got it all apart...it took three of us just to lift it up to the truck...could have used one or two more!!

Back to the command center for a brief staff meeting. I have to keep my staff apprised of daily schedules that are connected with the rebuild, as well as HOPE Outreach Center, plus calendar events, and...and....you know, lots of things.

Another great Flood Fund support check arrived from the church I used to pastor in Ashland, Ohio. New Life Community Church (http://www.ashlandnewlife.org) is now pastored by Pastor Brenton Page and they rallied behind us to lift our sails in this marathon faith journey. Thanks so much Pastor Page and NLCC! You all are such an awesome group of people. I love you all!

We had our mid-week services tonight at our satellite location. Great times of worship, fellowship, prayer and the Word of God. We were in Luke chapter 5 for our bible study. It's hard to believe that summer is almost over. School for our community begins a week from Thursday so everyone is scrambling to get some vacation time in before the school year begins.

Tomorrow will be a busy day on all fronts. Should have lots to report tomorrow night.

God is good...all the time!

Thanks for supporting me and our church as we recover and rebuild following THE FLOOD OF 2008!

If you can help us with any sized gift to help us get back into our church facilites on 10th & Iowa we would be most grateful. We are believing God to rebuild DEBT FREE! Go to our church website @ www.columbusfirstassembly.org and click the online giving button.

Love, hope and FAITH to all!