An Epic Journey

From time to time I like to forward blog posts.  I read this on Joe Boyd Live.com and thought I would share it.  It has been a blast to see what God is doing through Aviator Church and to have had the privilege of working alongside them on our missions trips!  Please take some time to pray for what God is doing in Derby!

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Today we had our second preview service for Aviator Church and I am simply amazed to see how God is moving greatly in our community.  It is hard to believe that Michelle, my wife, and I moved here to start this church in January this year and now we part of a growing church where we get to see God transform lives everyday.  We have been part of several dynamic churches, but I have never seen God do what he has done here.

Here are a couple of examples:

We met a lady yesterday at Old Settler’s Days in Mulvane and she told us she had heard about our church.  When we asked how, she told us that one of our Aviator Church helium balloons landed in her back yard.  She then told us that she lives in Wichita!  She was intregued by the name and checked us out online.  She told us that she was coming to our preview the next day.  She brought a friend today and her friend accepted Christ in our service.  Only God can do that!

We had a couple of parents come up to us at National night out and ask what we did to their son.  I was kind of worried at first and then they told us that since their teenage son has started volunteering at our church, he is more respectful and their life at home is now peaceful.  They told us that this was the first tangible proof that church has value they had ever experienced.

We had a couple visit us at our first service in July, make the decision to trust Jesus as their Savior and immediately jumped into the life of the church.  This weekend, they had several family members visit and the ladies mom made a major decision to recommit her life to Christ!

We have done some newspaper advertising, passed out fliers, and prayed that God would send people to our next service and this weekend we had 248 people at our service and 18 professions of faith.  Only God could do that!

What is happening through Aviator Church is not the result of cool advertising or amazing leadership.  It is truly a God thing.  We hope you will come out to our grand opening month starting September 7th and see what God is doing.

Jesus is so cool!