What a great day. Jan and I began the day by meeting with Bob Bouwer, Senior Pastor of Faith Church. Ten years ago they were a church running around 275 in worship. Now they are reaching over 4,000. It was a joy to tour their facilities and to meet with Bob for over an hour. Jan and I both came away with a sense of excitement over what God has done in Faith Church as well as the belief that God wants to work in a special way at Highland. Bob indicated that it began when the leadership made a clear determination to do whatever was needed to fulfill the mission of the church by reaching unchurched people. They simplified their focus and determined to do a few things really well. Clearly it is working for them.
We then went downtown where we enjoyed a trip up to the skydeck at the Sears Tower, ate a late lunch at Lou Mitchells, then drove over to Wrigley Field. After that we drove up to Milwaukee for some Wisconsin cheese and a brief tour of the city. We drove through some pretty rough weather and had to endure some serious traffic issues. We praise the Lord for a really good day and for safety through all the traveling. It feels good to be settled in for the night.
Johnny
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