Thank you for taking the time to pray for Refuge City Church. Sorry this one is a little later then usual, I’ve been fighting a cold for the last three weeks.
John preached at Koinos Christian Fellowship the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Everything went well and the team had a great time in Dayton. I was unable to join them because of a few things that were going on at the time.
While in Dayton, John met with some of the pastors at Morning Star Baptist Church. John is still trying to work through what a partnership with them would look like. One thing I found out is Morning Star is a plant of Far Hills, I grew up attending Far Hills. Morning Star planted long before I was born.
Some of the time while in Charlotte I have doubted how God was growing me, it has been humbling to serve Refuge City with gifts that have developed since being in Charlotte. Some of you may now one of my passions is seeing people with a love for God’s Word. I really enjoy helping people to understand and apply scripture. John has taken that passion and put a vision to it. John Pope has asked me to consider editing and writing some material to take people through the different literary styles of the Bible and then through the Bible. So over the next several months I will be learning some more about Biblical Theology and interpreting scripture. Then editing some old material I wrote years ago and writing some additional material.
During my time in Dayton this month I hope to visit Morning Star and Koinos for a worship service. In addition to the Christmas activities, I will be taking some of my family downtown to show them areas Refuge City is considering. There are a few leaders from my past that I will be trying to meet with during this time as well.
Please continue to pray for other churches to consider partnering with Refuge City. Koinos is a great church with a wonderful pastor. Morning Star has some amazing leaders and we are starting to get to know the church. We continue to meet with people in the surrounding areas, and all are excited about the ministry of Refuge City.
A few members of the team are hoping to move to Dayton sometime next month. Scot, Jeff, and Lauren could use your prayers. They are searching for jobs and housing at this time. Jeff and Lauren have found a place and are working through the details.
