College

Hey Everyone!
Like I said a few weeks ago, I am winding down my time here in Cary and am gearing up for college. I applied to two schools, Cedarville University (Ohio) and Elon University (North Carolina). Thankfully I was accepted to Cedarville. However, after much prayer and really thinking through the decision my family and I came to the conclusion that Cedarville may not be the very best choice for me. The campus was beautiful and the people were great, but I had a little tug on my heart saying that wasn't the place. That left Elon. Well, unfortunately I was put on their Wait List. It might sound bad, but really it's not. That just means I have to wait until mid-June to hear. Elon is definitely my first choice at this point. After visiting the campus last fall, I fell in love with the school. At the time it wasn't my first choice, but after doing more research and praying over the matter, I really felt God leading me to go there. I would just ask you to pray that I will hear that I get accepted into the school come mid-June or even sooner.
A challenge for me is the fact that I have to tell Cedarville yes or no by May 1. So if I say no I loose my spot, and obviously I can't guarantee my own spot at Elon. So please pray for wisdom in the decision making as I start this new phase of my life.

On the church plant side of things, we just got the brand new signage in the mail today with our new logos. I can't wait to unveil them Easter Sunday! Also, our mailers for our Easter service went out this Sunday. Please pray that many will come to our service (or any local, Bible-teaching, church's service) this Easter and hear the Gospel message!

Thanks for your prayers and support.

Guest Band

This Sunday we had a guest band come in and lead worship. They did a phenomenal job. Out of church, they are known as Flowers For Faye (www.flowersforfaye.com). However, at Northwest this Sunday we had them in as our worship band. In case you were wondering how we got them to come, well the lead singer for the band plays bass guitar at Northwest for Sunday AM worship. The congregation loved the change of pace and had a great time. It was fun to change up the routine and see so many people get excited about it.

I have been working with David, our new Administrator at NWCC on a new logo and signage for Northwest. We are rolling out a new look on Easter Sunday this year which we are pretty excited for.

Thank for continuing to read and pray for Northwest. God has done amazing things and I know he will continue.

Winding Down

Happy first day of spring!!! I can't believe it... It has been almost 3 years since I moved to Cary, North Carolina. The time has flown by. I look back and I remember are the great times I've had, the people I've met and the lesson I've learned. It is hard for me to believe that I only have about 3 months left! As soon as summer comes, I am off on wild adventures again and when fall of 2009 rolls around, I won't be coming back to Northwest--I will be in college.

I will miss getting to church before the sun even wakes up just to set-up. I will miss all of the events and planning. But most of all, I will miss all of the people who were there every step of the journey at Northwest. I remember those who dove in and spent countless hours planning an preparing for our very first service in the pre-school with only 40 people. Now look where God has brought us! He has allowed us to grow to over 200 people on a week-to-week basis but even more than numbers, we have seen people grow closer together and ultimately closer to God. Not only were earthly friendships made, many people have decided to develop and commit to an eternal relationship with their Savior, Jesus Christ! PRAISE THE LORD!

This spring, we have a lot planned. I intend to keep you informed on everything that's going on. Please continue to pray that we will see lives changed through the ministry at Northwest!