Chad Plays Drums!

We enjoyed music today like we haven't had since being here! It was Chad's first time to play the drums in service and he did awesome. It is one of those things that adds so much to the song service. His playing was not a distraction, it just flowed. We are so glad. You never know if someone is really going to be able to keep the beat going steady. He will improve and add more tricks as his lessons progress.


We really were not going to start him playing in church yet, but... Karla and I were practicing at home Saturday and asked Chad to join in on drums. He did so well that we loaded them in the car and set them up before our praise group practice. These pictures are of our practice on Saturday.

The older ladies were so excited this morning that he had brought his drums and were so proud of the good job he did. It was cute. I thanked him and also Jake Robertson (the 13-yr-old I talked about in my post about outreach) before my message. And when I got through, Sis. Faye started pointing at Cameron's back, not wanting me to leave him out! They think the world of all these teens and are so happy to have young people around.

Jake took over the overhead projector with the songs and announcements from Chad. To the left is Jake's picture! He is holding our transparency file. He was really excited to be used.

We had two more first time visitors today! One of them is from Bryan, TX. We didn't end up pastoring in Bryan/College Station, but this is the second week in a row that we have had a visitor from there! One of the ladies in our church received confirmation from her doctor this week that she has no more cancer! Needless to say, she was ecstatic and the church rejoiced with her!!! The service was solid, Apostolic and visited by God - you can't ask for more!

I was able to attend the South Texas Men's Conference on Friday night and Saturday morning. It really was a good meeting. It was held at Bro. Rex Johnson's church and Bro. Gary Legg, the South Dakota District Superintendent, spoke. Bro. Johnson is the Men's Ministry Director for our district. Then on Saturday night, our family attended a concert of The Martin's at Hyde Park Baptist Church. Their singing is fantastic and they had fun!

We are going to a "Texas Alliance for Life" Benefit Dinner on Tuesday night with Rod & Jan Madden, along with Rodney & Stacie Shaw. It should be interesting.

Tonight I got to pray with a new guy, at the "big" church, who has been backslidden for many years and has recently gotten out of prison. He was so broken and wanting to start his life over. I had to spend a minute afterwards just thanking God for His keeping power in my life. Where would I be without Him? I know I wouldn't be watching my family be used of God and seeing Him build a body of the redeemed in Pflugerville! I am so blessed and may I never forget it.