When I was 16 yrs old, God began to put in my heart a desire to spread the gospel.  I knew exactly what I was going to do. I was going to be a youth pastor.  My hearts desire was to see students drop the double life played out in school and church.  So, when I was 17 yrs old, I had started attending a church plant that was just a few months old. There were several kids in 6-7 grade that were having to attend a ministry for younger children because there was no program for their age group.  I met with the pastor and asked if there was a way that I could help start something for them.  I had no idea that this was going to turn out to be a life in ministry.

I was young and did not really know what being in “ministry” looked like.  In the following year I graduated high school and continued working with Jr High kids at the church.  Skip ahead a few years, God moves us from ministry in Florida to Madison Alabama.  For What?  We didn’t know, but my wife and I both had extreme drawing in our spirit to be here.  We moved, I got a job at the local cable company doing sells.  We prayed and worked, hoping God would show us what He had us here for.  One year later, we found out.  We had moved here to be apart of what He was doing at Summit Crossing Community Church.  God was using some great men to start a church with their families that would function like the new testament church is supposed to. With dedication to the teaching of the gospel in its entirety, with a heart to connect people in gospel relationships through small group ministries.  We knew that this is where he wanted us.  Now, when we moved to Alabama, God began to stir for us this thing of planting churches.  I grew up in the idea that churches were old.  I honestly had not see a new church being built until 16 when I started at Harvest.

But God had put this in us.  What is all this about? God has begun to move us towards planting soon.  When?  We are not sure.  Where?  The Boulder, CO area has become a great passion in our hearts. Bonnie and I will make a trip out there at the end of this month to pray and visit.  We are asking God to give us confirmation in this calling and to help us with our time line.  So we ask for your prayers, that you would join us in seeking God for the body in Colorado.

As this unfolds, I will continue to post what is going on.  We are excited about this opportunity, as God is up to something big here for there.

L