Satan is a Nerd!

I loved the T-shirt a young man was wearing as he got baptized. He was truly standing up for his faith. Satan wasn't happy about what God was doing at Palm Valley Church this weekend. He couldn't be! We are all celebrating what we saw God do this weekend.

So, what did God do? Three weeks ago we had 45 signed up for baptism this weekend. By Friday we had 86. More registered over the weekend so the number grew to 93. That's pretty amazing in itself, but sometimes people don't show up. This weekend God showed up big, and so did the people. In our five services, we baptized 136 people! I was praying for 100 (Oh ye of little faith!).

The stories represented would take months to tell. It was great to see so many that our New Believer Ministry has worked with.

Personally, I am exhausted, and every inch of my body is in pain. I can hardly walk right now, but I would do it again tomorrow if given the opportunity! God gave me the strength to get through the weekend, and I am sure He would get me through another day as well.

It was awesome to get to serve all weekend with Paige! She was terrific (as always). She ran the check-in table and it went so well.

So may of our staff stepped up and went the extra mile this weekend. That's no surprise because that's normal for our staff. A special thanks though to Art (a huge amount of help!), Dennis, Christina, Jillayne, Ryan, Daniel, Brent, and Greg (who preached and baptized even though he wasn't well!).

Along with staff, there were several volunteers who really shined this weekend. Mark, Debbie, Kathy, Eloy, & Don especially.

Many other staff and volunteers helped make this such a special experience. To all, a big Thank you!

God is so good!