Beautiful Day

In spite of the threat of icy roads, below freezing C O L D winds, and the lingering disappointment that we didn't get snow (3 inches had been predicted) our Sunday was beautiful! Though our crowd was off, we still had a strong turnout with several new visitors. And as usual our volunteers were incredible. In fact, our volunteers include a mother daughter combo - the picture above shows the HUGE backdrop that one of our folks painted for the current sermon series. It looks great. She and her mom built a frame for it as well and we got set up Saturday afternoon. I am amazed at how good God has been to us in the area of talented and hardworking people.
After our service and the tear down, my family had lunch with two of our NCCd attendees. One has just begun her walk with Jesus, becoming a Christian in recent weeks. The other has a long Catholic background and is exploring the Gospel and what it means to be a Gospel-centered person and a Gospel-centered church - beautiful.
I also had the great opportunity to meet a couple who have been out of church for 6 months or more and another with little or no Christian background - both visiting NCCd for the first time.

Our mission is to see the Gospel transform everything within our reach - ourselves, our church, our city, and the world. I think we're beginning to see some glimpses of it - BEAUTIFUL!