Sunday's Heroes

Every Sunday we have some amazing heroes who make things happen. Our Sunday morning Porch leader Greg Miller continues to do an amazing job to make that environment work. We also have some amazing non-paid heroes such as Sean Dodds and Glenn Trammel who show up at 7:00am this past Saturday to unload the trailer and set everything up in its proper location. Then on Sunday morning the band under Davis Jones' leadership rocked out. We had a new guy in the band, Richie Hootsell, who was banging away on the drums. Russell Atkinson did a great job on the sound board. He so gets what we're doing and is encouraging. Just weeks ago this guy had never done sound and now he's the man! Jim Fries was one of the Sunday setup guys who shoed up at 8:00am but stayed to the end of tear down. He is a marketing genius as well. He's helping John Chappelear with some ideas for helping LifeBridge be better known throughout Madison County.

We also had a number of guests hanging out with us as well. Johnny Gilmore invited a couple. The man works with Johnny and through that relationship Johnny was able to "invest and invite." After worship I talked with the couple and they want to come back. In fact, the wife is going to be a part of the Sunday refreshment team led by Dianne Gilmore. It's so simple--invest and invite--and people get connected.

I heard that Xtreme also had an incredible day. Sharon Coon had a ton of volunteers working with her and the 1st-5th graders. In fact, my youngest son came home talking about TOP: Telling Other People. He got home and walked through our cul de sac inviting friends to come to his church. WOW! You never know the impact you can have. Great job volunteers! You are our HEROES.

Jay and Andrea Criddle have a new family member. Carli Grace is in the world, but is experiencing some problems with hearing. We're praying for you guys.

Philip Thurman