Happy New Year!

2009 was certainly... interesting for me. I found out that God definitely works in mysterious ways. He threw many curve balls my way, which have put me on a path that I never would have expected a year ago! With all that has happened, I feel so blessed to be where I am in life, and I'm excited/terrified (but in a good way) to see what God has in store for 2010!! Happy New Year to you all!

Blessings,
Josh

Merry Christmas!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope that you remember what Christmas is really all about, the birth of our Lord and Savior. Many blessings to you during this holiday season and into the new year!

Peace,
Josh

Struggles

December 15th is fast approaching me. It is the date that I would have been done with my 6 month managerial training at Kmart. I left a good paying job at Kmart to be a part of this church plant. So now I'm dirt poor and satan keeps reminding me that it didn't have to be this way. This is the most important thing in my life right now, make no mistake about it, but it has been a difficult journey. A friend of mine pointed me to a website of an organization that he has recently become a part of, enablenow.org. On their front page they have a scripture that relates to what I've been feeling and going through right now.

"If I'm too full, I might get independent, saying 'God? Who needs him?' If I'm poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God, therefore this I ask of you, O Lord; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread."
-The Prayer of Solomon

Which is really all I can ask for. Daily bread. Anything else is something that can be given to those far more needy than me. And trust me, those people are all around us. Not just in our community, but all over the world.

Thanks for reading,
Josh

Current Status of Epic

So sorry for not posting in a while. Hopefully that will change. I'd just like to post an update as to how things are going with the Epic Church plant that I am involved in.

We held our first gathering on October 11th (I know, its been too long since my last post). So far, it has be simply amazing. The Lord is working in some incredible ways. It seems like every week we have a major need being met by God, and we are more and more amazed every time it happens.

As far as my ministry goes, I am doing a bunch of different things. I won't list them all, but a few of them include: Creating the weekly bulletin and keeping it updated; updating the membership software; coordinating with leaders of various ministry teams; opening and closing the church on Sundays before and after our gatherings; as well as other things that are boring, but for sure necessary for this whole train to keep rolling! I am so proud of where we are at right now, and I can't wait to see how God will use the church in the coming days/months/years.

As always, a few prayer requests are updated on the right side of this blog. Thank you so much for your prayer and support. It means the world to me!

Josh