AnchorPDX

I’m sitting at Coffee Lovers right now, enjoying some coffee and the beautiful weather outside. The last few days have been great! Friday marked my last day of required class at Multnomah. I finished my communication class by preaching a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. It was titled “it’s not just what you do, it’s why you do it.” We talked about how love should be at the root of whatever actions we engage in as Christians.

Saturday was the day of the first annual Compassion SE, which we did at Woodmere elementary here in Southeast Portland. All in all, it was a great day. I just got an email with some of the statistics : we were able to provide 85 medical appointments(plus another 16 on the Multnomah County Medical Van), 48 dental appointments, and served 470 lunches to our guests. There was also a number of hair stylists that gave haircuts(rumor has it one stylist did somewhere between 25 and 30 haircuts herself!)

I ended up being the “microphone announcer guy” for all the dental appointments, which was quite the experience. Compassion SE was a great opportunity for us to respond to God’s love poured out on our hearts by loving our neighbors in turn. I hope that it will serve as a great beginning to something that can continue to do, both through the event and through everyday interactions.

Thank you to everyone who came out to help and made this first event a big success!

Also, today I got to meet with my friend Dan for a couple hours to talk about the church plant, about vision, and about who I am as a leader. Dan is involved with a group called Christian Associates. There is a good chance that as a church plant we may be affiliated with CA as a group which has some experience in the type of church plant that we are doing. It was a great meeting, and I’m excited to see how we may fit in with the organization.

Next Sunday, I am speaking at Hartline Assembly of God about the church plant, and what we are doing. Starting next month, there should hopefully be some more going on with the church plant here. I hope this message finds you well, and that you are enjoying the pseudo-summer weather that we are getting!

Blessings,

BD(Pastor Bryan)