Traveling

Hey everyone.

Traveling - I love it, and I hate it.  Airports, packing, foreign beds, being away from my wife and church - not so much.

The best part - going someplace really, really interesting.  For the next several days, leaving today, I'm heading to the Holy Land with about 30+ folks from our church.  Seeing the Sea of Galilee, the Upper Room, Golgatha, the Garden of Gethsemane, the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, the Dead Sea, Masada, and especially the tomb of Jesus - it's an incredible trip. 

The part I enjoy the most is how acually seeing these places where Jesus lived and walked really makes the Bible come alive more than ever.  whether my devotional time, or my sermon preparation time or just sharing with Christian friends, it is so meaningful to have seen these places that I read about and talk about.

 

Please pray for our entire group.  Pray for my wife's health (she regularly has severe headaches that makes traveling difficult), pray for safety as we travel, for nerves - even real anxiety on the part of some travelers because of all we read in the papers...

Now Spinning...

OK guys - I got too many plates spinning - in my HEAD!! Here's what's on them...

• Get this: We baptized 60 - that's right 60 - wonderful people at church last Sunday. Thanks to all who made it a GREAT day in the Lord's house! Now, let's go personally disciple every one of them to become "fully devoted followers of Christ."
  
• The TRANSFORMED conference is coming this weekend. 4500+ registered - unbelievable. Praying for many people to catch the excitement of witnessing to lost friends and neighbors. We'll be in the Worship Center, the Fellowship Hall, Stage 1 in the Grace Building -- people will be EVERYWHERE!

• Palm Sunday with Ray Comfort speaking - will be awesome.

• EASTER - the greatest single Sunday of the year. I can't wait. The music will be awesome (always is!) and the expectancy will be off the charts. It'll be great. This year, Easter is March 23rd -- the earliest in the year it could ever be.

• Flying to Israel with about 30+ of our folks to "walk where Jesus walked" - it is a life changing trip. Wish every one of you could go - you would never be the same.
  

Again, I am so grateful to the Lord for the JOY of serving His - along with many of you - to the Glory of Jesus Christ.

Have a great day in Jesus!
rp