Good Christmas

Here is a picture of my family this Christmas. I have been married to Debo for over 20 years. I could go on about how God has blessed our lives and how I’ve been blessed by being married to her. It’s obvious that 2 of our blessing are right here. David is 15 and Matt is 13. They are daylight and dark and it all depends on the time of day which is like daylight and which one is dark. Talk about your balance. They are, honestly, two of the most amazing people on know. I know I’m their father and probably bias but it is amazing how they came into this world and have grown these past 13 and 15 years. I can’t wait to see what God is going to do in their lives and use them in ways we never imagined.We had a great Christmas. The boys didn’t ask for alot. They were reasonable in their requests. We still have Santa Claus come to our house on Christmas morning. (Don’t worry, they know.) Even though they’re now teenagers, at 5:15 am on Christmas morning, Matt was tapping on my shoulder to wake us up. He also woke up David. It was time to open presents. It was just like they were 8 years old again. Fun Day.

Just Do It

We traveled to Dalton, GA last Tuesday to visit with this great group of student ministers. They’re all part of a group called Oasis that meets every Tuesday at a used bookstore in the downtown area. It was a great time meeting with them. We shared about ReConstruct and our plans for the project we have scheduled for June, 08.

I have many favorite verses in the Bible but also a few favorite slogans that we here every day. One of my favorite passages is James 2:14-18. The last part of that passage says” Show me your faith without deeds and I’ll show you my faith by what I do.” One of my favorite slogans is Nike’s “Just Do it.” This verse and that slogan go well together.

Good example. We went to Dalton to meet with this Oasis group just to share the vision and mission of ReConstruct, but also to explain how we do a mission project and ask for their involvement. By the time we left, we’d visited a local Christian school, which is a great potential lodging facility, and had a great conversation with headmaster. Not to mention the great conversations we had with the group.

Here’s my point. Our attitude, when it relates to our faith, should be to, “Just Do It.” All I know is that we were suppose to go to Dalton and meet with these guys and have faith that God would do something. Our faith requires that we do something and then God will take care of everything else.