Thanks!
There are many reasons for me to be committed to serving churches around the world, one is deeply personal but one that I am sure most of you can identify. I have family and friends who still have not embraced the hope and life Christ is offering to them.
Over the past year and half, a few of my family have found Christ through the people of a local church. They have found life changing teaching, worship that moves them and takes them deeper into their following Christ. They are developing relationships with people who are walking beside them on their journey. And they are discovering places to serve.
This Thanksgiving I am very grateful for the local church. You have made an eternal difference in the lives of people I deeply love. I pray that your time with family and friends around your table will be rich. I pray that you will find time to rest and refresh yourself. And I will pray that you find the energy to get right back into everything on Sunday morning - I need you to! I still have more friends and family who need to know the love of God.
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1: 3-6