Sorry, it's been a while since I last gave an update. I will try to recap.
The Rock had a baby dedication on Friday night the 20th. Jude got dedicated to the Lord. This is a ceremony where we all promise as parents to raise our kids on the values of the Bible and for us to do that publicly at church. There were at least 20 kids that night which is quite amazing since the Rock started as a singles church. We now have 40-50 kids coming to The Rock. Pretty cool.
The boys and I have been busy outside doing some home projects. Electrical service upgrades, tree triming, retaining wall rebuilding, fence removing, brush removal, sandbox relocation. It has been fun to say the least. The boys certainly have fun with dad outside. We went outside and worked in the dark tonight, then went on an adventure to Menard's. We picked up some supplies for the retaining wall/fence project. I will post some pictures soon, so check back.
Jude is funny as ever. He has this thing with his tongue - he likes to have it stick out. He is also getting more mobile. He is crawling now and before we know it, he will be flying across the floor to get some juicy prize.
House church - The Rock started house churches which meet twice a month in people's homes. I guess that is where the term house church originates. We still meet weekly on Friday nights for the Rock. In the house church we are trying to immitate the example of the church in the book of Acts. We have 4 house churches led by 2 guys each. Our pastor has been mentoring 8 guys at The Rock going through the GCLI program which is our leadership program and in house seminary training. I am one of those 8 and I am co-leading a house church with my buddy Kevin. Each week time we meet for house church we sing, take communion, preach and then pray. I haven't spoken yet, my first preaching stint is on November 14th. I will be talking on Servant/Kindness Evangelism. I am really excited and pumped to be involved in something so unique.
Halloween - the boys and I carved some pumpkins and did some prep on the 30th. We went out on Halloween and got some loot along with Laura handing out invites to a neighborhood progressive dinner. Josh and Jakin were fireman this year. Jude was a pea-pod. Pretty cool costumes. The boys sure like candy.... just like mom and dad!
That is all I can think about right now...
Oh yeah.. more STAHLHOUSE Dictionary Items.
Sheen - Machine
Biper - Diaper
Gaykin - Jakin
