What an amazing 3 days God gave Julie & me at C3. The encouragement, conviction, teaching, friendships new and old...on and on and on. It was truly incredible.
I'm still processing the whole thing, but I do know this: I love God, I love Julie, I love the ministry, I love Ed & Lisa, I love our staff and church-- I love all of them more today than I did when I left Austin on Wednesday because God let me be there.
All of that came out of something that was birthed when one man decided to leave the comfortable confines of his dad's church and go to a struggling mission church as their first pastor at 28 years old in his first pastorate. In some ways it would've been much easier for Ed to stay in Houston and walk in his dad's wake--and in some ways, not. But he took that risk and that step of faith, and so many of us have benefited so much from it.
I thank God for Ed and Lisa. What God has built into my life through them I'll never be able to repay but investing it in other people is part of why I can't wait to get up and go every day. Lake Hills Church has its own identity, its own flavor and personality, but it's good to know that we come from such incredible stock and have such a heritage.
2.23.2008
C3, Pt. 3
Posted by Mac Richard-- at 2/23/2008 02:03:00 PM
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Mac, I'm glad used you in such an incredible way at C3. Keep up the great ministry!
ReplyDeleteMac, was great to see you on stage at C3. We were able to volunteer for three days. Both Pat and I miss LHC. We now attend Fellowship after moving to the Dallas area.
ReplyDeletePat & Dale Bjork
Pete, thank you much for the affirmation.
ReplyDeletePat & Dale, we miss having y'all but it's good to know you're in great hands in DFW. God's best.
Jimmy Smith
ReplyDeleteMac, re: C3,Pt.3 and Ed's step of faith. I heard it from my Daddy before George Bush was quoted about following in his Daddy's footsteps. "You'll have half of my friends and all of my enemies."