Rocky Mountain Highlight

With less than 24 hours left in Road Trip '08, I can tell you that God has shown up huge-time. Besides the scenery (see right) and the temperature (it got all the way up to 74 degrees today!), we've gotten to see kids and sponsors' lives touched by God in powerful ways.

In addition to those things, it's been a week of incredible fun: Mountain biking--literally--rock climbing, wallyball (volleyball played on a racquetball court), white-water rafting, and swimming, no one has been bored or at a loss for activities.

Pray for our last worship service tonight, tomorrow's baptism, and safety as everyone begins heading home to Texas tomorrow.

Today

Summer didn't just start for LHC and our family. It launched.

First, One Prayer is off and running. I'm so grateful to Craig Groeschel for the whole One Prayer initiative and his leadership in this effort. And, for his message last week. And, of course, Ed Young just flat brought it this weekend. If only Ed were a little more passionate!

This week, I'm with the LHC high school students for Road Trip 2008 in Copper Mountain, CO, while Julie and the kids are spending time with her sisters and their kids at the beach.

Now, I love living in Austin, being a Texan and all that goes with that. But, I gotta tell you, it isn't all bad waking up to 38 degrees and needing a long sleeve shirt. Yesterday, the high temp. was 71.

Last night was our first service of the week. Having just disembarked from a 24-hour bus ride (made longer by a 3-hour mechanical problem in Amarillo), the students were whipped tired, but they were great and God is definitely moving. Be praying for this time that God will use this week in a powerful way in each of our lives.

And, to everyone who has prayed, worked, and given financially so this week could happen: THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT KIND OF CHURCH!