1.
Sending Lia to Indonesia as member of YES. Not only am I pleased by Lia’s decision but
the significance of this milestone is also to have a grown child who is now a
beautiful young lady.
2.
A growing, satisfying and I believe God honoring
relationship with June that is recovering from some over extended years that
had left us frayed and me tone deaf to the cry and hope in her heart. It is a gradual recovery like getting into
shape by exercise and healthy eating rather than a relatively quick surgery
solution.
3.
Admitting that my son, Austin, is taller than me
and see how he excels over me in a number of areas but mostly pleased by the
gentleness of his heart and noticing of what is around him.
4.
Invited to serve as lead pastor of CCF that
aligns with my continuing regional bishop role and brings a greater focus into
the God given heart vision I carry with others.
And the symbolic installation service among the CCF vegetables and
giving of the first fruits. This
inaugurated the beginning realization of a prophetic word given me in December
2010 by Jaye Lindo and subsequent prayer and waiting upon the Lord.
5.
Opportunity to minister into persons’ lives at
points of crisis and/or spiritual hunger in personal conversations in mentoring
and counseling and in teaching and preaching.
To have baptized 18 people at my best count most in the context of CCF
but also Ethiopian Evangelical, and the joyful realization that most of these
were ready for baptism by the discipling ministry of others.
6.
Conducting several significant financial
decisions: refinancing our home mortgage and saving 6 years on the life of the
loan and purchasing a car.
7.
International mission ministry trips to Honduras
and Ethiopia that joyfully revealed that the missions heart I carry is
authenticated by God and his grace and not by position, role or job:
a.
Honduras to teach in a missions training
school—with Lia along as a high school grad celebration and Spanish immersion
week for her
b.
Ethiopia to participate in the International Missions
Association (IMA) with several persons from CCF and the district
8.
Turning 50.
9.
To launch the year of the gardens at CCF with
several people most notably Caleb and Anne who played very significant roles in
the conception, implementation and follow through into preparation for next
growing season. Significance is
prophetically in how God tends and grows our lives, and in how God cares for
the physical earth as well as our spirits and souls.
10. To
cast the garden image across the district perhaps most memorably in a Good
Friday garden service.
11. The
mentoring relationships with STEP students and personalized relationships with
the district pastors: Specifically ordaining Todd Scholtz and Dan Miller and
license of Caleb Kaye
12. The
significance of two Scripture passages as a call and promise of focus and
provision for ministry in this still emerging season:
“I
was appointed a herald and an apostle… and a true and faithful teacher of the
Gentiles.” (I Timothy2:7 NIV)
“Grace
mixed with faith and love poured over me and into me. And all because of Jesus.” (I Timothy 1:14 MSG)
