Progress!

Hello Friends and Family,

I'm sorry that it has been so long since I last updated this blogspot. But, none the less, here is what has been going on in my life and the church I pastor.

We are making progress. There is so much to do, but we are plotting along and things are getting done in good time.
1) We are in the middle of our Building Fund Campaign, which we are calling, "Building a Doorway to Our Community." This coming Sunday will mark our third week, culminating on May 20th. We have been sending out a lot of great information and people seem genuinely excited about everything. We already have a $15,000 and $10,000 commitment towards a goal of $150,000.00 over a three year period. Jim Lucatorta, our Campaign Consultant, will be speaking in the service this Sunday, May 6th.
2) The floor plans for the building are being tweaked. We hope to have something to present to the congregation for approval sometime this week. If you haven't seen them, the building looks like a B2 Stealth bomber from an aerial point of view. Presently, it is 16,500 Sq. ft. More can be learned about it on our website; http://www.firstassemblyedw.org/.
3) We should we getting a Master plan to be able to pursue the zoning variance needed to put a church on land zoned agricultural. If everything goes as planned, we hope to break ground in late August or early September.
4) Our parking lot plans have been approved and we are getting estimates to have the job done.
5) We have been pre-approved to get help from the RV ministry of the Assemblies of God. This is a group of retired people who travel around in RVs assisting churches with their building programs. There is the potential of saving the church a huge amount of money in labor costs. This will be needed with what we are going to attempt to build. We still have to do all the paper work to make this happen.
6) We have also been working on what we are calling a single Mother's Celebration. Again, more can be learned about it on our website, but it is basically our attempt to bless 30 single mothers from our area with coupons, savings, and services.
7) We also have a concert this weekend with a fantastic Southern Gospel Group called, Cross 4 Crowns. In addition to this event, we are planning a "Friends Day" on June 10th, and a Children's Crusade on July 12th - 14th.
8) Don't forget Mother's Day this weekend, we haven't.
9) District Council is coming May 21-23. Johan Bester will be speaking on the Wednesday I will be gone in Peoria, IL.
10) Recently, we were blessed by having 4 weeks in which all of our general offering was matched dollar for dollar. We gave $12,300.00, giving us a total of $24,600.00 for one month. PRAISE THE LORD!

Well, that's what's going on in the church. Kassi is coming home for the Summer this Friday. Kim's cough and shoulder are doing better, but she still needs your prayers. I was hoping to get the yard all cleaned up and ready for the warm season, but it is raining all week. I'm not sure if I am upset or happy.

Remember, Jesus is Lord of all, and those who put their trust in Him are never put to shame. (Although, sometimes we put ourselves to shame.) In other words, you will never be sorry if you put your trust in Him. I Love you all!

Pastor Tim, or whatever I am to you.