new life ramblings (5/15/09)

Every week (or most weeks) I take a moment to share what is on my heart.  Everything from what is happening at New Life, our culture, in my life and just random stuff.  I call this “New Life Ramblings”.  Enjoy! Feel free to respond back!  Give input!  Ask questions!  Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on what is going on in my mind. 

•  Aloha from Hawaii! We’re celebrating our 20^th wedding anniversary. 
• Sunday is going to be incredible. Walking through the life of Joseph has personally challenged me in some core areas of my life.  Read Genesis 45 to prepare for Sunday.
• Last Sunday we received $7,078 for homeless moms.  Every penny goes to Vine Maple Place and Vision House.  You can still give to this online here.
• Roosevelt Hunter will be speaking our Man-up rally on Friday night June 5.  This is the first time I can recall doing a Friday night service just for men at New Life. Click here for more details.
• Last week they installed all 173 of the geo-piers.  This week they poured the footings for about half of the perimeter of the building.  Take a peek at the live webcam here.
• I am believing God for people to give their lives to Jesus every Sunday at New Life.  Last Sunday two people filled out the NEXT card and said, “I prayed with the pastor and gave my life to Jesus”.  Also 4 people signed up to be baptized in water.  This is what the church is all about!
• Last Saturday at Serve Day over 50 volunteers collected over 300 yards of garbage, 1 truck full for Salvation Army, shredded over 50 boxes of sensitive documents and a container full of recycled appliances.  I love serving our community!
• The youth ministry secured a great location for their fireworks stand, Goodwill in Four Corners in Maple Valley.
• Pastor Ricardo and Pastor Randy met with some traffic experts to improve our traffic flow.  Very important for us to solve this.
• The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. 
• Our Women’s event, Morning in May, is taking place this Saturday.  Click here to register.
• My oldest daughter is graduating high school in 4 weeks…Crazy!
• We still have a few spots open for our August mission trip to Panama.  Check out our mission catalog or email bert.fields@newliferenton.com for more info.
• I want to invite you to follow me on twitter.  If you don’t know what twitter is—don’t worry about this.
• Jana and I love serving you!  Last Sunday was very humbling for me.  Thank you for all the kind words last weekend.  All the notes were very meaningful for Jana and me.  We read each one individually.
• Pray for people to give their lives to Jesus on Sunday!