Sunday Update

Sunday service was a very unusual one around here.  Most of Longview did not have power due to IKE.  My house did have power and the church did as well.  So we had service.  Me and the other 99 people that attended enjoyed God's presence!  We were missing a ton of people, and my team was a thin one for sure.  We had keys, bass, drums, and three vocals.  God still showed up!

Here's the worship list:

- Unchanging

- You Are My Strength

- Eagles Wings

- He's All I Need

- I Surrender All

With such a small group of musicians it was difficult to pull of some of the new arrangements.  So I lean to do some "older" songs.  

Pastor still brought the message, as he always does.  He spoke about When Good People Fail.  Good message that has been brewing in him all week.  We had a good conversation about how with such a small crowd it can be difficult to full be ready to minister.  For some reason you feel like without your full team you will not have your full impact.  God is teaching us that we do what we do for Him, no matter who is in attendance.  That's a lesson I am still learning.

IKE did a ton of damage all around Longview and Texas.  Please pray for the efforts of all who are helping restore power and drinking water and assisting in anyway they can.  It will be a long time till Longview fully recovers, just think about those towns by the coast. 

We believe that in all things God is in control.  We don't know why things like this happen, but during these times we chose to trust God.  He is our source and He is our help.