This Weekend @ Palm Valley

Wow, what an awesome weekend! At Palm Valley, summer is officially over. Our kids all start school the first week of August, so we always start our “fall” programming this week. I know it sounds odd to talk about “fall” when it’s 110 outside, but it works for us

Here’s some keepers from this weekend…

1) Started a new series called “Parenthood”. The crowd was way up, with tons of first time visitors. Met a lot of new people who said they came because of our mailer. One grand-parent told me after the message that this “parenting” message was just as meaningful to him. That was huge for me, as I really want this series to apply to everyone in our body!

2) A lot of people committed their life to Christ this weekend. I don’t have numbers yet; but after each service I saw lines at the “Fresh Start” table. One gal hugged me in tears, telling me that getting our mailer, coming to church, and receiving Christ literally saved her life. She was ready to give up, and when she got our mailer she said it gave her hope and she believed that it was God “sending her a message”. I love that God is using us to reach people, and that we get to be a part of their life-change!

3) Our Elementary started a new series called “On The Trail”. It was very cool to see all of our volunteers dressed up in cowboy/cowgirl gear. They really took it to another level. I was pumped because my kids came home telling me how much they loved the new series, especially the new songs! Thanks to our volunteers for making this the best hour of every kids week!

4) The pre-school area was rocking. A big huge “kudos” to Lynn and Tracy for your leadership in the nursery. We had a ton of new kids yesterday, and you all made them feel loved and welcomed! We’ve got some big plans in store for the pre-school ministry under Adrienne’s leadership. All I can say is: if you’re looking for a place to invest your life for Christ, there’s no better place than the children’s ministry at PVC. Look out, this is going to be awesome!

Overall, it was an awesome weekend. I saw God at work in so many people’s lives. I love that Palm Valley is a church committed to reaching people for Christ, and that we’re willing to pay the cost to be a part of what He’s doing in the world! Thanks to all the leaders and volunteers who make it happen every week.