Good News! Celebrate God's graciousness...

The time has come for the Spanish version of "A New Day in Christ" to begin taking shape! Our sister congregation, Nueva Vida, and their pastor Ruben and Cecilia Albarracin are leading the way within their own congregation and the other Spanish speaking CP congregations. Keep them all in prayer for guidance and direction. Keep us in prayer that we can see how to facilitate this process of God working through the people. I can see God's hand pushing this forward. We received a letter from a former employee of the church, more than ten years ago she was a nursery worker who had long since moved on and off our radar. She saw a devotional in the prison where she is currently residing, and she recognized the address. She wrote a heartfelt letter to our pastor emeritus, Hugh Parsons, who is currently assisting at the CP Columbian mission church in Houston, Nueva Vida. It happened that he was with Ruben and Cecilia when he received the letter which had been forwarded from our offices. I believe his reaction upon receiving the letter, and his outpouring of support for the devotional calendar ministry was the inspiration God used in moving Ruben and Cecilia to volunteer to lead the project. Its absolutely amazing when things happen like this.

In other news, we are beginning preparations for our Lenten Walk on the Way to the Cross... More information as it becomes available, but part of this will be a mailable piece which we want to make available to the public. And better news still, the band is in rehearsal with several new songs and many familiar ones to prepare for the Easter early service. (We sometimes call it "Sunrise Service" here in Houston, but the sun rises at some ridiculous time, and we are doing well to make it to worship by 7:00!)

Celebrate that God works in ways we can not understand. All our best efforts are nothing compared to the will of God! Amen and alleluia!