Saturday, May 02, 2009

Reflections on Second Anniversary

The week began with a blast. I had to preach revival at Carpentersville Baptist Church in North Augusta, SC. I enjoyed the fellowship immensely and the people were very receptive to the word. Tabernacle, as usual, came out to support in great numbers. i truly do have a special church family. On Thursday, I had to officiate the funeral of one of our seasoned saints. I believe that it was a comforting time for the family. That Thursday evening was the kick-off to my anniversary celebration, with my Pastor and mentor, Pastor Anthony Maclin from The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square in Maryland as the guest preacher. My pastor had a word for the house that night. It is such a great experience when I get to fellowship with my pastor. He has truly been a father, mentor, confidant to me. On Friday night, there was a dinner with a special musical guest. I was overwhelmed to see the place filled to celebrate with me. I had a good time and was presented with gifts of love from the congregation. They even presented me with a vacation(Lord, knows I need it) It was a real chill evening where I got to fellowship and enjoy the moment. On Saturday, I spent the afternoon skating with the youth and young adults. For the record, I have no problem with skating, its the falling that I do not get with. I am happy to report that I did not fall(even though some will argue that I really did not skate). Oh well..... Sunday was the climax, and my friend and brother, Pastor Philip Pointer came and rocked the house. He is one of my favorite preachers and closest friends. My family was able to come and worship. My grandma was looking fly as usual and my mom and sister with a few friends from Greensboro was in attendance. It is during moments like these that I really miss my grandfather. Shout out to all who made this 2nd anniversary a special one. I know that he would have enjoyed the festivities. I really need some prayer for the next couple of weeks. I will be preaching in five different cities over the course of two weeks and I also have graduation to prepare for. Dealing with these graduation tickets is beginning to get on my nerves and it seems as if the guest list grows everyday. I do not plan well either, so I am trying to delegate the work to others, but you know how that goes. Well I will check you out on cyberspace soon, probably from an airport somewhere. Be Blessed, RevCEGJr

PS-I recommend you see Wolverine and Obsessed. I have not heard good things about the Soloist....What new movie is coming out that you think is a must see?

1 comment:

Tnikco said...

I had a blast on the Saturday of your 2nd anniversary weekend! The skating was fun, although I have never been so afraid of three year olds before ( dangerous on skates). Afterwards, I had the best time with some of my sister YAMers. We had real fellowship the rest of the day and even planned Sunday dinner together. As a 20 something I was blessed to share and learn from other mature Chrisitan women.. and I laughed so much. Who said Christians can't have fun? I am growing and experiencing the joy of my salvation.Oh, and I really did have an answer to your question. That night we all saw "He's just not that into you" at the dollar theatre. (I recommend it for men and women; it could inspire great dialogue, too.)We had a lot of correspondence during that film( which means some other movie goers probably wanted us to shut up). It was funny. I wish people could hear our commentary because it really enhanced the beginning of the movie and was very on point biblicly too. P.S. Glad you didn't fall and I liked your Ed Hardy shirt. Stay encouraged and your teachings are really blessing my life. (Plus, I am one of those cool nerds/scholars who enjoys delving more into the text and cross-referencing. So I really appreciate how everything is Bible and not Manmade doctrine.)