$57,000 — the total offering received for sending our young people to Mexico.  I am grateful.  And I am not surprised.  I have come to expect the generosity that so epitomizes our community.  I also know that when God sets a plan in place, he resources it as well.  Thank you for participating.  If you missed the service but still want to provide for this mission, you can give online to the Ensenada Youth Fund.  Now we pray and send 60 intentional servants to Ensenada to make a difference for Jesus.

I am very grateful for the 8 weeks given me to complete my dissertation.  The clock starts this Monday, June 16, and I ask for your prayers to remain focused and to be able to complete this task.  For those of you who want to know more, I am writing a historical study on the background of the New Testament book of Jude. My specific thesis shows the connections between Jewish Apocalypticism, early Christianity and Gnosticism through what Jude writes in his short letter… alright, now wake up…

You can continue to read the blog while I am gone during the summer.  I still want you to be encouraged and updated as we journey together, so Josh Conn will writing a few entries until I return.  This weekend we kick off a new series:  “Witness - It doesn’t take a superhero.”  Good stuff.  Come and be challenged!