PRAYER NEEDED FOR SHAW'S

I am set to begin residency full-time at Woodlands Point in September. Exciting times! I truly feel like God has placed me in this community to be refined before being sent out as a church planter. My leadership and experience will be utilized in children's ministry, shepherding & training community group leaders, and launching a community group ourselves (aka small group). There will also be formal classroom training involving required readings, listeningassignments, papers, and assessments. Lot's coming up! 

Fear, anxiety, doubt, and more have crept in as Satan has seemingly whispered in our ear, "You can't do this." The enemy certainly knows us and knows our plans to further the Good News of Jesus Christ and is trying to wedge and distort these plans. John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." We are being made more aware of the the first part of that verse for sure but HOLDING STRONG to the latter.

This is where prayer is EXTREMELY needed from our extended family in Christ! We need you prayer warriors! 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

I launched this prayer and financial support campaign a couple weeks ago. It has all happened so fast! Joni and I are seriously hitting our knees! This is a shotgun start where most people might have a few months or more but we are working on a tight time frame.

As of Aug 23, 2012, based on next 3 months, our giving report is (8% RAISED SUPPORT / 92% NEEDED SUPPORT). We need to raise the first 3 months of salary before we even receive a check to go toward living expenses. If you would please prayerfully consider financially partnering with us as missionaries to this city as a monthly or one time donor, Click-->HERE

We covet your prayers, we can't do any of this without your support.

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Would you let your best friend go through all of the drawers in your house?? Clothes, utensils, socks, junk, towels, journals, pens, pictures, toys, t-shirts, personal effects, flash drives, money, files...the list could keep going and going! We use drawers to stuff things, organize things, and throw things. To be authentic is to be real...no masks. Imagine your home with every drawer open. I hope that this blog will be a way for me to share with you the journey we are starting on and be an open drawer for you to peak inside my messy and grace-filled life that I experience as a follower of Christ, husband, father, pastor and church planter trying to figure it all out on the way. (Check out my video below)

Please stay tuned for updates as we desperately need your prayers all along the way and selfishly ask that you would become partners in prayer with us as we seek more of Him and less of us. In John 15:5 Jesus says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

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Personally, your partnership means so much to us in furthering God’s Kingdom as we glorify Jesus Christ and the Good news of his saving power and grace that he extends to us through the cross. May His Grace and Peace abound!

View more info at http://woodlandspoint.org/churchplanting