White Paint

My wife and I bought a house two weeks ago. This is our first home and we are incredibly thankful to manage this home that God has given to us! Unfortunately or fortunately (however you look at it), this home is a foreclosure.

If you know anything about foreclosures, most of them have been trashed by the previous residents, and our house is no exception. The carpet was molded to the basement floor and the walls and ceilings have been stained by years and years of smoke. To say the least it has been an interesting experience for the both of us
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The last few days, I have been spraying white paint over the ceilings and trim to give our house a fresh new look and make it attractive to live in.

Last night I couldn't help but think that what Amanda and I are doing to the nasty walls and stained ceilings is exactly what Christ has done in our lives. He has taken all of our mess ups, our junk, our mold and our screw ups and He has washed them clean and made them white never to be seen again.

I don't know about you, but I am thankful that I don't have to look at all of my stains and mold. I can look at my life and see that I have been made clean by the blood of Christ.

Monday Morning Thoughts

Last night we held the gathering at Davenport University. I am grateful to Davenport and the many volunteers that helped make last night incredible. We saw many many people walk into the room and most importantly we saw four college/young adults give their lives to Christ!

God is doing some amazing things in this ministry and I humbled that he has allowed me to be a part of it. I can't wait to see where God is going to take us in the next few months, and we want you to join us on this incredible journey!

Davenport Service

Yesterday, I spent over an hour at Davenport University checking out the room that we are going to use on March 15 for the gathering's service. The room is sweet and I am convinced that it is going to be a great night.

After spending time on the campus and hanging out with a few of the students that attend the gathering, I am convinced that the students at Davenport are ready for something like this. Be in prayer that we will see God do some amazing things on March 15!

IT'S FINALLY HERE

Check out our new website:

www.thegatheringgr.org

We are praying that God will use this new site as another way we can reach out to college/young adults in our community!