Busy at Work

A couple weeks ago we were involved in two major events at our sending church, Pine Forest Estates Baptist Church.

I would have posted this sooner, but I just haven't had the time. It's project time at seminary. Amy's parents are coming for a visit at the end of next week and we've got to get our projects done ahead of time because most of them come due the week or two afterwards.

Two weeks ago we had a ladies luncheon as an evangelistic outreach. Our church has taken this year and tried to focus more of our efforts on evangelistic outreach (inreach actually). We desire to bring unsaved friends, family, and coworkers to saving knowledge of Christ.

We can all talk to them about Christ at work, but let's be transparent. Sometimes that's hard because they don't want to hear about it or it causes a strain in the relationship because they get upset at us. Outreach meals and events give us the opportunity to bring those friends to a free meal and to hear the gospel presented in a dynamic message.

We helped setup for the luncheon, but our main responsibility was watching the children so that ladies could hear a clear presentation of the gospel without distraction. We work with the children on a usual basis, so when the call went out for someone to watch the children, we volunteered. Myself and our Sunday School superintendent watched the older kids while Amy and some college girls took care of the nursery. No photos from this, sorry.

The following week was a church work day. I love church work days. It's a time where I can get out, do something beneficial for the church, and get my hands dirty all at the same time. To a guy, there's nothing like putting the gloves on and getting some manual labor done. It's a workout, helps the church, and gives you that strong sense of accomplishment when the work is done.

Amy worked inside organizing the youth/children's closet (A MUCH needed
 task, trust me). We also had a breakfast on the grounds that morning. We always love every opportunity that we get to fellowship with our church family. We love our church and privileged to be a part of Pine Forest Estates Baptist Church and the work that God is doing there.