The Monday nite event with Pastor Laguerre was a wonderful success!  The Lexington and surrounding community responded with their attendance and their generosity; and Pastor Laguerre not only shared his story but infused everyone there with faith and hope.  The Bethel children also added a beautiful moment to the evening as they sang a song in Haiti’s language of Creole to honor and make our guest feel welcome.

Then,  last nite was a powerful time of ministry as Pastor Laguerre ministered in our Wednesday nite service.  I was sitting there listening to a man who came from the devastation of the earthquake and left his family there until his return, and he’s talking about the goodness of God and challenging us to stir up our faith and stand on God’s Word.  Talk about a perspective builder!

And then tonite at Ecclesia, Pastor Dalton stirred our hearts again to never allow anything in our lives to compete with our pursuit of intimacy with God.  It’s so easy, he reminded us, to get caught up in the doing of ministry or other things in our lives rather than stay focused on being who God wants us to be.  It’s so true:  if we’re not careful, we can become what we do!  In the second session,  Pastor Dalton challenged us to be barbarian Christians rather than allowing life or religion to make us civilized.  We may not be civilized and people may not understand us, but we can choose the barbarian way out of civilization!  And that’s what Ecclesia is all about!

If I were you, I wouldn’t miss this weekend at Bethel as Pastor Dalton ministers on becoming who God wants us to be!