Mike and Michelle Yates from Auckland New Zealand are here. We have a partnership with their church, Shore Grace, and we are looking forward to seeing that partnership deepen and develop. Should be a fun week with them. It would be great to see the flying kiwi as well, but alas he is "called" to some chump religious work in Auckland. :) miss ya kiwi and family.

Anyways - we have started our "Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire" conversation series. I shared today about prayer of rebellion against the way things are. We need to clean up some loose ends for the gatherings, but otherwise things are going smoothly. I just am realizing more and more that I do not know most of the people who are apart of Watermark. New faces. Times they are a changing...but keep the core! Keep the values!

The Lions got utterly destroyed today. AHHHHHH! I hate the Lions - how they wooo you into believing that this could be the year - only to squash it like a grape. Joey bites. The defense is limp. The offensive line is a dotted line. (har har) Thompson - help!

Hope for another day.

Good bye and remember to wish my wife a happy belated birthday,
sd