We’re only barely through the first three months of 2010 and already God is at work in our midst...
We’re only barely through the first three months of 2010 and already God is at work in our midst in some very encouraging ways. At least four people have come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, half a dozen have been baptized, five children have been dedicated to the Lord (and four babies have been born!), we had the opportunity to prepare and send 50,000 meals to Haiti (and sent one of our own to help!)… That’s a lot of great life- change and is only a fraction of the stories 
of what God has been doing in our midst! We don’t share these things to boast of what we are doing (we can do nothing without Him, after all), but rather to rejoice in God’s work among His people - for His glory. Our prayer is that God would continue to work in our hearts – that His Holy Spirit would continue to convict us of our sin and to help us turn from the strongholds of sin and to truly make it our priority to live our minutes for His Kingdom rather than our own kingdoms.
God has also led us to a significant ministry change in these first three months when we formally adopted Grace Bible Church of Aurora in February and became a church that meets in two different locations. On April 11, we’ll also be voting on the adoption of the other church we have been partnering with over these past 12 months, the First Baptist Church of Shabbona. We’re excited about these opportunities – not because we like change for the sake of change – but first, because God has called us to it, and second, because He has shown us that together we can make an even greater impact on the His Kingdom. That’s exciting.
Your Elder Team,
Al Gonnerman, Amrio Arindaeng, Tima Badal, Scott Capp, Keith Duff, and Jon Pilkington
