(Note on the right a new 'page' of home and Oregon photos)
Making connections was the theme of this past week. Whether I was making connections at the Chambers Greeters meeting or trying to get internet connected at the office, the week was all about connections.
Making connections was the theme of this past week. Whether I was making connections at the Chambers Greeters meeting or trying to get internet connected at the office, the week was all about connections.
Monday and Tuesday I spent formalizing our Administration and Facility Teams and hope to set those teams loose in the next couple of weeks on regular tasks that will help us meet both short term and long term objectives. Not glamourous but the backbone of a smoothly operating organization. I feel like both areas are off to a good start.
Wednesday I took the day off to enjoy having Jim, my step-dad, in town. We hung out in the morning and after school drove out to the coast, enjoyed God’s beauty and finished our trip by stuffing our faces with Abby’s Legendary Pizza in Newport, OR. Yes, this was Abby’s request and it was indeed delicious.
Thursday I said goodbye to Jim and trucked up to a LEAD team meeting with other area Christian Reformed Pastors. It was good meeting the other pastors of Oregon. For those of you in Michigan it might be interesting for you to know that there are only 8 Pastors of Christian Reformed Churches in the whole state of Oregon. That’s it! I’m hoping that we can do something about that beginning with Corvallis.
On both Friday and Saturday I enjoyed breakfast with cool guys and listened to their stories. Saturday evening we had a Root Beer Float Social at the church building. After enjoying a time of hanging out and talking about life stuff we sent the kids outside to run around on the playground and then talked about forming a good foundation. We talked about focusing on three things. Our spiritual foundation, our relational foundation and our financial foundation. We desire to change the spiritual landscape of Benton county by loving God and loving others. In order to accomplish this mission we must build on a common foundation. So we intend to nurture a strong spiritual, relational and financial foundation. We ended the evening by spending time in prayer. During our time of prayer we took sharpies and wrote prayers for our community on the existing walls of the church as a symbol of what we hope to see God do not only in the Church building but also in Benton County through us.
By the time Sunday rolled around we were tired so we decided to stay home from church and have church at home. So, after eating donuts we gathered in the living room to sing songs, read a bible story and do a craft. Well, by the time we started Essie had invited the whole neighborhood to come and guess what... four other girls showed up to sing songs, hear a bible story with pictures and do a craft. It was great. Essie has the gift of hospitality.
Please continue to pray for Corvallis, for a good foundation in the lives of our launch team and for our neighbors that learn most of what they know about Jesus through the way we live.
Financial Update:
To date...
Set Up and Renovations: We have raised $40,465! $59,535 needed to reach our financial goal.
Ministry Budget Goal: We have raised $25,950! $34,050 needed to reach our financial goal.
Please consider becoming a financial partner and helping us meet our goals.
Thank You!
Josh VanTil
Renew Corvallis
Financial Campaign
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