Launch at The Crossing

In May of 2009, God gave Jason and I a green light to start feeling things out and moving towards the first steps of planting a church, which had been our dream for quite some time. In August of 2009, God put us in contact with Marty and Lori Mosher who shared the same vision with us, and who had it on their hearts to plant a new church as well. It's amazing how God orchestrated everything and brought us together! Our fist time to meet was a lunch date on Main Street, Marty and Lori contacted us and invited us. I will never forget that day. We had no idea what God had in store.
Today, we had our first service at The Crossing. It was almost surreal. I sat in the back of the room, looking around at all the people and thinking to myself that there is absolutely no way WE could have pulled this off. It took so many people to make things happen, and there were so many new faces there today that it was a task that was humanly impossible. God brought together The Crossing, and I am so thankful to be a part of it.
I have been "in the fire," for the entire beginning stages of The Crossing, and I was so thankful to not only be there for the service, but to be there with very minimal pain!! Praise the Lord! It was a fabulous morning! There is simply no way I could put into words how excited I am about this new road that God has us on. He is so good. It is a blessing and honor that is simply baffling to me.
I can't help but look at the suffering our family endured the last several months as well, and see how God has been refining Jason and I and getting us ready for such a task. Apparently we had a lot of junk that needed to be burned away! He brought us to a place of humility where we KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that we are doing HIS work and HE is the only way that we will EVER be "successful" in any way. We are ambassadors for Him, and so are you if you are a child of the King! Anyone who has put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ, is a new creation with the honor of shouting to all the earth of all the mighty things He has done! We work not just FOR the King, but WITH the king!! Isn't that exciting?!
It's been said that planting a church is like having a baby! So I guess Jason and I are blessed with TWO babies this year;). I am just glad The Crossing doesn't involve a uterus!! Haha, had to say it! ( And if it does, I don't think I am the one carrying it this time!) It must be Jason, Marty, or Lori! I am sure they are physically sore today from some of the manual labor they have done!!
A few of our very special, amazing friends from Boerne were there today and I am so thankful for your support. Thank you. It made my heart skip a beat when I saw each of you walk through the doors. I love you all so much. (This includes you Nana, even though we arrived together!)
Everyone who serves at The Crossing is such a blessing, and there simply is no way we could do any of it with out you guys. Thank you. Some of you drive so far, thank you so much for that. I know Marty, Lori, and Jason are extremely thankful for you as well.
There were quite a few new faces at The Crossing today as well! Praise the Lord. Some that said as they were leaving, "we will see you next week!" Yay!!
I can honestly tell you all friends, that I am grateful for the depths of despair that I have been in with the physical pain in my body, because it made today, and The Crossing, that much more special. It is a gift to work with the Lord to create a place where people can come freely to worship our King. It is my prayer and desire that people of all walks would come and that they would know how much they are loved by the God who created them. God doesn't want us all cleaned up, He wants us just as we are. He wants us EXACTLY how we are. Isn't that amazing? He is the only one who loves us with a perfect, unconditional love.

We are deeply infected with the disease of sin, yet He loves us and wants us to come to Him. And when we do, there is no guilt or shame, yet a God who loves us all more than we could ever imagine. I know that because I came to Him in bad shape 9 years ago, and I still come to Him with many ways that I fall short every day, and He still loves me. He loves me so much that He won't let me go.  Thank you Jesus. Thank you daddy. Please give us the wisdom at The Crossing to point people towards you, to tell them how much you love Him, and to equip them in ways to know you and serve you better. I pray the same thing for every church. We DO need churches all over the place. We need different styles, and different methods, to reach the same purpose. Give us wisdom God, and bring us together in unity so that we can reach more, and more, and MORE people for YOUR Glory! YOU are worth it.I love you so much!
Here are SOME pictures of the special people who were there today. I wish I had pictures of EVERYONE, but that's just not possible:). Enjoy.

K-3rd grade.

some of the 3-5 year olds.

The woman behind Crossing Kids, Lori Mosher, who is VERY gifted.

Babies:).

Techy geeks;).

Lindsey leading worship.

The church.

Lord's Supper.

Pastor Marty.

worship.

Bo Klein, representing one of the first families to join us in praying for The Crossing, and the famous Reidster!

Who doesn't love Ms. Staci?!

Celebratory Lunch with old friends, new friends, and family:).

Pop and the princess.

Patrick, representing the Asher's, who have helped us tremendously through the launch phase.

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped make The Crossing a reality.

Love,