Back from Vacation

Again, it is I writing the blog update. Funny how it was Danny who started this blog and me who feels the guilt to actually keep it updated. Full time ministry has made me realize how much either Danny or I start something that the other one has to actually take over and finish. For some people they finish each other's sentences, for Danny and I; we finish each other's projects. Go figure!

Anyhow, getting to the real point of this blog entry and the part that you actually care about if you are reading this right now…life and ministry. Let's start with the life part:

Being fairly busy with ministry, our family time has become a lot more intentional and thought out. We are getting better at planning out time together to do fun things. We are not necessarily so good at creative ideas though, so if any of you have any great ideas of what to do as a family you should let us know. Right now, we mostly spend time in parks or on long walks. Sometimes we throw in a day at the zoo or a trip to the mall. See, not very creative!

Last week we were in sunny California for Keri's graduation from Biola. We went down a week early and spent some time in San Diego. We love that city by the way! We had dinner with Jonathon and Sandy in Balboa Park (Sandy and I finally had to drag our husbands away for the sake of her getting up for work in the morning and David needing his beauty rest, otherwise they may have talked all night long!) We also toured Seaport Village and Legoland. Pictures of the trip are on David's blog if you are interested. At the end of the week, we headed over to LA to celebrate with the graduate. Danny, Keri and I went to Medieval Times on Graduation Eve. It was a fun experience eating a feast with our hands and watching a magnificent horse show all while sandwiched in between drunken people on every side.

On to the ministry side of life…summer seems to be a major time of transition as graduating seniors head off to college, youth staff leave us to marry their beloved in lands far away, foreign exchange students head back to their home country, and students leave for the summer. Amidst the transitions we are gearing up for a summer of preparation in order to be ready for what God wants to do this fall. We have a structure for pastoral care for the youth that we are praying that we will be able to launch by Fall. We also have the School of Excellence starting this September. We are laying the foundation to be able to begin evangelizing the 12,000 young people that we have estimated live in this area.

Our youth camp is going to be in July this year and we will be traveling to Salem, OR for it. The weekend following camp, Dick and Edie Iverson will be here at the church ministering. We are looking at a power packed week for the youth that week!

Right now Family Life church is finishing up a series on Thresholds. Pastor Steve has laid out seven convictions that every believer must have for their prophetic fulfillment:

1. You must know what God is saying to you, and then say yes and amen to your promise.
2. The promise that God has for you must be incorporated into the overall destiny, for you and others.
3. We must be in the process of receiving prophetic revelation.
4. We must learn to do warfare with our prophecies.
5. We must have our authority and accountability structure in place for prophetic fulfillment.
6. We must have a persevering spirit and break through.
7. Prophetic fulfillment requires humility.

That is all for now. We would love to hear about what God is doing in your lives. Call us, send us an email or come to visit. =)