1) 80 people gave their lives to Jesus this year at Torch.
2) We have gone from being a young adult ministry to being a multi-generational and ethnically diverse community in only a year.
3) We STILL have new people coming almost every week. (They don't always come back, but sometimes they do!) We began with a core group of about 40 people - some of whom are no longer with us - and our weekly attendance now averages 70-100 people per week.
4) It has not rained or snowed in any significant way during load-in or load-out AT ALL for an ENTIRE year of Sundays. (What are the odds of that?!)
For all its trials and tribulations, it has been one amazing year. We've all grown up a lot, I think - there was so much we didn't know when we started, and some of the learning curves were tough. We've learned - sometimes by fire - the importance of community, of intentionality in relationship, of sometimes setting aside the never-ending task lists to just hang out and have fun - and we have seen the glory of God on display in our services and in the refining He's done in our lives as we've brought our hearts and our giftings and offered them to Him. It's been a truly incredible year.
Next year looks to be pretty exciting, too... I'm looking forward to new adventures in simply trusting God, and doing the next thing. ;)
3 comments:
i always enjoy reading what's going on with you. thank you for continuing to do this.
Ahem....I'm just pointing out that this post is currently about 3 weeks old and that you should definitely post another!! (smile)
Interesting thhoughts
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