An incredible 72 hours…
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Friends,
Well, I am not sure where to begin with explaining all that has happened in the last 72 hours, but it has really felt like jumping on “Top Thrill Dragster” (my favorite 0 to 120mph roller coaster at Cedar Point) and strapping into all that comes with being a part of Overflow! Here is a snapshot of the last 3 days and all that has happened:
• Saturday, 1/12/08: 27 members of our launch team packed into our Overflow Office/Lounge and went through a 9am-4pm “Boot Camp” together. It was a great day of building community, learning more about Overflow and our core beliefs, and creating quite the “buzz” in the mall as people walked by and saw our group filling up the office/lounge area. Even the way in which we ended up in the office/lounge rather than in the community center had God’s hand and direction on it and really made for a great day. At the end of teaching all day I had a vicious migraine that only “El Rodeo” (a local authentic Mexican restaurant could handle) and a whole lot of playoff football could cure!
• Sunday, 1/13/08: We traveled to Muskegon to share a morning with one of our sister church plants, “The Deep”, and enjoyed their prayer for us, the worship, and the teaching with our friends Rob and Bethany Patterson. Afterwards we were able to grab lunch with them (thanks guys!) and head back to our Overflow Launch Team meeting at the mall at 4pm. Our launch team meeting was great and the best part was seeing our team move into our ministry teams for the first time. We had completed spiritual gifts testing and then moved into teams based on this and so watching all of these new teams in actions was awesome (and a bit overwhelming at the same time)! God has truly blessed us with over 35 leaders and 8 ministry teams that are working together to help us launch Overflow Worship Celebrations on 3/16/08. ON A PERSONAL NOTE: we also had someone tour our house in Battle Creek on Sunday and will let everyone know what happens when we hear…in the meantime, thank you for your prayers!
• Monday, 1/14/08: Today I had 3 big meetings by lunch and then was able to volunteer at the Opportunity Center (a local GED, job skills, and mentoring organization) for a short time and made a few great connections with some of their students and staff. Afterwards, myself and 7 Overflow team members ran a family and children’s program at Berrien Homes (see pictures below) and had a great time with the 30 children, 8 teens, and 4 mothers that attended and joined us for Sloppy Joes, games, and a God centered movie. The biggest hit of the night, though, had to have been the 13lbs of Sloppy Joes we went thru and the mini-dance party the kids had to our music!
So there you go…. every day is a new and exciting day with all that his happening right now with Overflow! Thank you so much for continuing to follow this journey and joining us in prayer and support! We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on 3/16/08 for the LAUNCH of our Worship Celebrations!
May your next 72 hours “Overflow” with God’s love and mercy, Brian
posted by Brian @ 9:50 AM,
