confessions of a rec center wreck…

This past weekend was a super busy weekend for Erin and I as we had various ministry events going on.

On Saturday night Erin had the FCA girls over to the house for a Valentine’s beauty outreach. Erin was able to share a devotion with the girls on the importance of inner beauty and what God looks for in someone vs. what the world looks at. The girls also enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and Cindy Coburn, who also works with KMM, helped the girls do a session on make up and skin care. It seemed like everyone really enjoyed themselves.

Last night we had our annual Super Bowl Outreach party at the Rec. Center. While our numbers were lower than usual, the halftime video featuring Carson Palmer, Chad Pennington and Kurt Warner did an excellent job of sharing with our students the importance of not only having a relationship w/ God, but also once you do the importance of having an impact for Him with those around us! I really felt as though God was moving in the lives of our students that were there last night and hopefully some will make decisions for Christ soon!

On a funny note, I had student show up for the party last night about an hour early. He asked me what time the quarterbacks were going to be there. I told him we were showing a dvd at half time featuring them, but no one was coming. It still didn’t quite register and he asked me what time they would be doing autographs….fun times!!!

Got my highest score ever!!!

Hope Fest Presents

The Inside Out Tour

Featuring

Seventh Day Slumber

Decemberadio

Kiros

Saturday, March 20th

Emmanuel Baptist Church

755 West College Ave. Stanton KY

Doors open @ 6:00 pm Tickets $10.00

I am selling tickets at the Rec Reational Center so give me a call or look me up when you come out for a visit!!!

One of the first things I did this morning when I came to work at the Rec Center was to have to empty a drainage spot for the kitchen sinks at the Rec Center. That was at 10 am this morning and I still cannot get that smell out of my nostrils. We were never able to get the original septic plans for how the Rec Center was originally built when we took over the building a few years back. Most of the water and drains like in the bathrooms and pop machines we have re done ourselves. However the sink that we have in the basement has a drainage pipe that goes out the building to a pit under the porch where it is supposed to fill up and go out another drainage pipe. That second pipe mysertiously has backed up causing the pit under the porch to back up and the drainage water to become stale and need bucketed out occasionally or it will over flow stinky sink water onto the porch. Today was my day to take care of draining this hole and it was not fun!

Other than that whole deal I just whined about today has been a really good day. I have been able to get caught up and get a lot accomplished on our Biggest Loser contest, like getting everyone’s stats caught up on. Also we were able to get the lanes prepped for tonight’s mixed bowling league and various other things.

I just found out there is no school in Lee County tomorrow. Be praying that many of these kids will come out and we will have an opportunity to share Jesus with them here tomorrow. Take care!!

Tonight I had a Bible study w/ one of my FCA students. We are working through a Bible study on Godly characteristics. Tonight’s study was on chivalry. To be honest most of the time when I have thought of chivalry I thought of medieval knights or manners towards women. However as we studied chivalry it was more on looking out and for those in need and helping the helpless. Our main passage of study was the story of how David sought out to help any of Jonathan’s surviving family, and ended up finding and helping Mephibosheth (hope I spelled that right). One of the things we discussed is how often we are looking for a big way to serve Christ, when in reality God gives us “small” (atleast in our own eyes) ways to serve those in need everyday. I pray that we all seek those opportunities to share God through our love and service everday…

Today has been a very busy but good and productive day. This morning Erin and I were up bright and early for our FCA huddle up at the high school. We were able to talk to the kids about how God’s rules and regulations for our lives are not Him being a cosmic killjoy, but rather looking out for our best interest. And also how following God’s guidelines is another way we change from the inside/out to have that closer relationship w/ Him.

Tonight is Men’s bowling league. Many of you who follow this blog know that this is a source of great joy and sorrow for me. A consistent bowler I am not. Some weeks I am amazing and other weeks I look like it is the first time I have picked up a bowling ball. I pray that I can one day be just a consistent bowler that doesn’t hurt his team.

Also with the men’s bowling league comes a chance to befriend the guys in the league and develop a testimony and relationship w/ them which will hopefully lead into opportunities to encourage them and share Christ with them. Please pray that these opportunities would develop and then that I would also recognize the chances that God gives me. Thanks so much for your prayers!!!

One of the funny things about living in a rural area is how everyone gets all excited and worked up over the possibility of snow. Today as I was in town and around the community I heard many stories of how we might be getting anywhere from 2 inches to 2 feet of snow over the next few days. Officially we are supposed to get 8 inches to a foot of snow, which granted is a lot for this area, but nothing compared to what we got when I lived in Chicago. Yet here ½ inch of snow shuts stuff totally down. Needless to say lots of people seemed to be worked up. I just pray that thing keep going strong at the Rec Center this weekend w/ lots of patrons!

Today has been a pretty busy day of doing various things around the Rec Center and then also going out to camp to help with a computer program at the camp office. Nothing to stressful. Sorry for the sorta blah update today, but didn’t want to have you all think I had forgotten to blog again!

I want to thank those of you who regularly check my blog and keep up with what is going on with things here in Beattyville. I wanted to take a moment and as a personal favor of you. This spring Erin and I have made it our goal to get into as many churches as possible to share about our ministry here in Kentucky as well as try and get some support appointments with individuals. For those of you who do not know what a support appointment is, this is where we come share with you about the history of our ministry, what led us here, what we do and why we do it in hopes of getting the individual to either partner with us prayerfully, financially, or both. If you are interested in us coming to share with your church or with you, or even know someone who might have a heart for the ministry we do here in Kentucky we would love to opportunity to come and share with you! Hope all is well and may God bless you!!