| | this coming sunday we're celebrating our church's 10yr anniversary and i was there on day one.
it's been interesting to see the newer peeps gather random trivia from some of the older peeps.
there are so many who've never even stepped foot onto the 2nd fl. fellowship hall @ ocm where this all began.
or knew about that crazy big mixer that we used to roll around and that dusty snake that we had to coil a certain way to get it to fit inside.
or when we used to have chinatown bakery goods for all those congregational meetings rather than dunkin donuts (and at one point, krispy kreme).
or when we had a pastor who didn't have frosted tips.
or when we didn't even have a name.. just the "afternoon service"
or when we had to fold up the chairs (OCM) or stack the chairs (Ceremonial hall) after service
the list goes on and on...
a bunch of us were asked to go through our old photos of vision peeps/events for the anniversary dinner. as i looked back on each one, all these memories came back. i think the hardest for me was seeing the many people who have come and gone through our church.. all for various reasons. in fact, yesterday 2 of them came by for a visit and for a brief moment, it felt like old times. i miss M.Y.'s worship leading with guitar, sometimes piano... all with a heart for God. i miss L.Y's wisdom and leadership. i guess i never told them this while they were here.
i was asked what i'd like to see in 10years for this church. - well, this is what i'd really like to see - the old faces (come back!), the current faces (who we've come to know and love) and new faces who will be used by God to bless this church and bring it through to the next stage.
good times... good times
i never thought i'd commit to anything for this long AND still have a heart to commit for longer
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| | Posted 7/9/2007 11:01 AM - 31 Views - 10 eProps - 5 comments
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