It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog, but hopefully I will be able to do more in the coming days. We just finished a great week of VBS at Spring Creek. I have always loved VBS and this year was a huge blessing. I am so grateful for all of our workers and leaders who made this year's VBS great. It would be a great time to stop, relax and take a deep breath, but it's just not going to happen today. On Monday we leave with our Middle School and High School students for summer camp in Cocoa Beach, Florida. I am sure that it will be a great week of worship and excitement for our students. I really enjoy spending this time with them each year. I want them to know their pastor for more than just the guy who preaches on Sundays. I hope they can get to know Angie and I as people who love them and deeply care for their spiritual growth.
After we return from camp, I am going to do something I have never done in 17 years as a pastor. I am taking three weeks off from ministry work. I know that many of you who have known me for a long time cannot believe what you are reading. However, it is way past time for us to break away and have a chance to really hear from God on His direction for our family and our ministry to the wonderful people at Spring Creek Baptist Church. We plan to spend some time away together as a family and also to go and spend some time with our parents back in Alabama. During this time my prayer is that God would speak direction into my heart for the future of our church. I also realize that this is the last summer that Kaitlyn will spend with us before graduating from high school. When I entered my first pastorate, she was only ten weeks old. The only life she knows is the life of a pastor's daughter. Thankfully, it has not seemed to have adversely affected her. She has really had to grow up faster than normal due to the situations we have faced in ministry. I am confident that God has a great plan for her life and will use the experiences of these years to shape her for the future. Angie and I love what we do and enjoy the life God has given us, but we must not grow weary in well doing. We really need this time to break away from the day to day operations of ministry and get a fresh vision tomorrow.
May God bless all of you who read this entry. May you have a great weekend and and a fantastic Lord's Day!
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