Great to be back!

While our trip to Israel was WONDERFUL, it truly is great to be home. I don't think I've ever seen a happier dog! The greatest of joys, however, is in the enduring happiness of the congregation! What a joy to hear of the blessing Pastor Luis' message was last Sunday. Prayerfully you'll be hearing more from him in the coming months. One thing that really struck me, that may be evident in the blogs, was the overall "smallness" of the early church. To think that communities formed in a climate that was less than favorable is truly amazing. They not only formed, but thrived, centered around the very simple message of Jesus Christ - that God is "for us", forgiving and renewing our lives daily and eternally at the same time! What a tremendous thought that the King and Creator of the universe would come to a tiny, backward place full of insignificant and stubborn people to make them His own people. When I think of my own life, as one who feels at times tiny, backwards, insignificant and stubborn, it helps me to think that this is exactly where God works. Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven". A small thing, faith, placed in just one heart that can move mountains! Amazing!