Reflections

Alright, it's now the Wednesday after Easter and I think I've collected my thoughts about the last few days - here they are in bullet form

• Doing something for the community is a lot of work and requires a lot of help
  
• It's also worth it to do the work necessary to bless the community
  
• There were over 1,000 people at the Easter Egg Hunt
  
• We had between 70 and 80 volunteers working and they all looked great sporting their new Discovery Church T-shirts
• Wonder why I needed to be at the TV station by 5:15 for a 5:55AM appearance
  
• Our crew of volunteers was absolutely amazing - great attitudes and great job
  
• We had people donate the Wii and the PSP and games we gave away so we didn't need to buy them - that was great
  
• Even though it stormed the night before and rained just hours before - it ended up being a beautiful day for Greenville's Largest Easter Egg Hunt
  
• I've heard nothing but positive feedback so I think we made a positive impression and opened some doors
  
• We had a good number of guests at our Easter service
  
• A handful of people made life-changing decisions about believing in, trusting in and committing to Jesus Christ
  
• My wife is amazing.  Easter dinner was going to be us and my parents and morphed into that plus 10 more.
  
• I love being hospitable, spontaneous and inviting people to share life and meals with me and my family
  
• I feel bad because I thought of a couple other people that we should have probably asked to join us but it was after the fact
  
• I've been asking people what their thoughts on the Egg Hunt are and so far everyone thinks we should do it again next year
  
• You can share your thoughts HERE too if you'd like (I'd prefer you were there or at least heard something about it)
  
• Been encouraged by what I've read and heard happened this Easter at other churches.  People met Jesus!
  
• Excited to be going to a father/son camping trip this weekend with my three boys
  
• A little bummed that I'm not going to be there to hear Steve Thurnau speak for the first time at Discovery
  
• I'm actually a little scared too since I know a little bit about Steve 
  
• I'm still recovering from the weekend.  Couldn't sleep last night even though I was exhausted - too much to think about
  
• Real excited about some of the things we have coming up - particularly some of our series
  
• Wondering how to get the word out better to the community about Dave Ramsey's Town Hall For Hope meeting on Thursday, April 23rd at 8:00PM.  We're hosting it at the Boys and Girls Club
  
• On Mother's Day we should launch a new kid check-in and meeting spaces
  
• Our new website is up (still being updated and tweaked)  Check it out at www.discoverync.com and let us know what you think
  
• We'll be doing a series called FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and people can start texting their questions in now (and will be able to do so live during the series)  Text "ASKDC" to 99503 along with your question or go HERE online or Poll4.com on your phone and start your question with "ASKDC"  All entries are moderated.
  
• We're doing OnePrayer again this year in July, a series on Forgiveness from Psalm 32, ones on financial stewardship, sex, death and the afterlife, and on a Biblical worldview.  So looking forward to these which take us through November.
  
• If you've read this far - thanks
  
• Open Door Church gave me their CO2 tanks for setting up paintball in my back yard (Thanks)  Excited about playing Paintball with the Pastor!
  
• All the kids really want a tree house so that will be one of the summer projects this year.  Have some VERY cool ideas!
  
• I didn't take time to eat lunch so I'm gonna go eat dinner and wait for my wife to get home.  I am so in love with her.
  
• I get to pastor some of the coolest and most amazing people around.  What a privilege.