One Year Later

Words cannot express how blessed my wife and I are to be here at Trinity Church!  Sunday was our one year anniversary as Pastors of Trinity Church and what a year it has been.  It has been so exciting to see God at work in so many ways.  We have seen the renovation and beautification of our facility as well as many lives touched and transformed by God.  For four straight quarters we have seen positive growth with this past Sunday being the highest Sunday attendance since I have been here.  It's exciting to see the many new faces and families coming into our church over this past year.  At this pace it won't be long before we launch into two services.  We know that greater things are yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this city!

This year was a year of transition for our family.  The longer we are here, the more we realize how blessed we are to be called to Orange County.  With our house in Massachusetts finally sold, we are now able to move forward in acquiring a new home for our family.  There are so many wonderful houses out there to choose from.  We are just waiting to find the right one.  We know that God has the right place for us and as soon as we find it, we will let you all know.

The word that God has been burning in my heart recently is "Forget."  Paul said, "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)  In order to move forward, sometimes you just have to forget.  Forget the hurts and the pains of the past.  Forget the way people have talked about you and mistreated you.  Forget about the pit or the prison you once found yourself in and just move forward into your God-given destiny.  That's what we are doing, moving forward!  

Trinity Church, let's continue to forget the past and reach forward for those things that God has prepared for us.  Let us press toward the mark.  Let us continue to embrace all that God has for us.  Ruth and I love you all.  Thank you for an incredible year.  We are looking forward to many more with you.