Shhh I'm on vacation - don't tell anyone I'm working...

Is week 3 of Kingdom Inc. and we will be talking about how we can invest our lives in Jesus and his Kingdom by investing in the poor. Mike McNeil is our special guest speaker and I couldn't be more stoked. Mike loves Jesus, loves to serve the less fortunate, is an amazing communicator, and is a personal hero of mine. On top of that we will be launching our newest compassionate ministries project. It's an awesome one. Trust me - you want to be at Deep Water this week!

Although we only launched about 6 months ago the truth is folks have been working to make Deep Water a reality for over a year now. Some of those folks you already know because we are at Deep Water every week. Other you may never meet. They are spread out all over Atlantic Canada and beyond and they are the people who pray and give to make Deep Water happen.

As we come to the summer I would love to be able to share some stories with them of the ways God is using Deep Water. That's where you come in. I'm asking you to write about a paragraph on how God has used Deep Water in your life. Maybe it's about starting a relationship with Jesus, maybe it's about getting serious about following Him, or maybe it's about finding a place where you have friends who love you and you can grow in your faith. However it goes, it's your story and I would love to hear it so I can share it with some of the folks who help make Deep Water possible. Please take the time to white up your story and email it to me. You can also indicate if you would prefer for your story to remain anonymous. Thanks in advance.

We talked about money and giving on Sunday. If you missed it I encourage you to listen to the podcast. We are asking folks who are followers of Jesus and who consider Deep Water to be their home to fill out a Giving Commitment Card. There is a place for you to give your name and address and to indicate how much you are committing to give for the coming year. We are asking folks to fill theirs out a return it by the end of the month.

This helps us to know how much we will have to work with so we can plan wisely and it helps you by giving you a concrete commitment to what God would have do in this area of your life. These cards are available on the offering box in the theatre and can be placed in the offering box once they are filled out. They will only be seen by our bookkeeper and he knows how much you give anyway for tax receipting purposes. They can be placed in an envelope or folded in half for additional confidentiality.

And in other news - I started that window today. It's not pretty. Lots of wet wood and lose caulking. Lots of paint scrapped off. Please pray for 28 degree weather for the next couple days so it will dry out and I can paint it.

And now you're in the loop.