Sonship Week Went Great!

Thanks to all of you who prayed for us this last week!!  Sonship Week went very, very well.  The World Harvest team did a great job of teaching, mentoring and overseeing details, Keith and Jamie provided wonderful worship, and Asheville was beautiful, as always.  It truly was an honor for me to work with such gifted and dedicated staff and I could not be more proud of them.

Jennifer and I are particularly grateful for your prayers since she ended up being sick at the beginning of the week when we told our story together and we were fighting off sore throats the rest of the time.  We had many, many couples come up to us throughout the retreat and tell us how much they appreciated our honesty.  To tell you the truth, it felt a little bit like answering the door for a dinner party in your swimsuit, but once I got over my pride, I sensed that we were talking about just the right things for starting off the week.

And... I was again reminded of just how much I need the gospel.  Hearing excellent Christ centered and grace motivated teaching, the stress of trying to stay on top of details, and the way my anger and selfishness kept erupting with Jennifer all served to again show me just how desperately my heart needs Jesus.  

I'll post a few more "windows into the week" a little later.  Thank you again for your love and prayers.