JDRF video

I was just sent this link to the JDRF video from this year's Houston gala, which raised a million dollars.

Gearing up for "Smiles for Miles"

It's the event we do in the fall to raise money for JDRF. Last year was the first one and this year we're adding some acts to the entertainment, as well as adding to the food offerings. And I'm assembling a second band...

Vacation fever

• Our brief family vacation starts in a day and a half and we're focused on getting ready. Corpus Christi, TX is our destination. Beach time, movies, aquarium, USS lexington tour, restaurants, and who knows what. We'll keep you informed and post pics when we get back.

• Geoff and family are back. Stand down, Department of Homeland Security.

• Covenant President Glenn Palmberg has announced his retirement next August after 10 years of service. He's provided excellent leadership. My only sadness: I was voted off the island by Renton just before Glenn began his service (Thank God he was there as a supportive Superintendent during that tumultuous year of 1996-97), and if I am to return to the Covenant, I had hoped it would be during Glenn's tenure. But who knows. Maybe I have found the place where I am to stay right where I am. I am certainly not at all saddened at the prospect of staying here - I love CTK and all its people. I just miss the connections of my Covenant family. But I digress... Glenn is a good friend and I wish him all good things.

July 13

• 3 D Ministries is the home of Mike Breen, the anglican guy who developed a series of geometric images as discipleship tools, called "LifeShapes". But 3D is more than 8 simple tools to help people think and talk about their walk with Christ. It's an organic movement of biblical discipleship and missional churches. This is the group with whom CTK is connecting, in what appears to be an evolving relationship in which we will be a "hub" church where eventually, leaders can come to receive training. The process is stillemerging but it is exciting to watch where the winds of the Spirit are blowing.



• Geoff must be on a really slow airplane. They left Zurich 16 days ago and as far as I can tell, they are still in the air.



• ElenaClaire's first experience in opera is now history. It was great, and I'll get video up soon.

July 3 Update

Awfully rainy in Kingwood these past couple weeks. July 4th doesn't hold out much hope for dry weather either. Scheduled - Morning: The local parade. Afternoon: These Guys Here playing at a block party. Evening: Fireworks. We can move the block party indoors and play without drums if need be, but the parade and fireworks can't move inside very easily...

ElenaClaire got home from the mission trip Sunday night. These two snaps were taken by my buddy Spencer. While she was arriving home, Alicia and I were in the Theatre District enjoying "Sweet Charity". Cute show, well done. Very much a throwback to the

groovy Sixties. Quite a change from what we'll be doing next

weekend: going to hear ElenaClaire sing opera.

(I had some content in here about politics but I deleted it. My interest in politics is more like a morbid fascination, but more accurately, the more I see, the sicker I feel.)

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