Chris Broom: Greetings from Orange County! God has truly been working powerfully over the past few weeks! Romans 8:28 states, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” This was evident at our 2013 New Member Orientation on November 9th as around 60 gathered to celebrate all that God has done! We were blessed to hear from four of our incredible couples in Orange County who were eye witnesses to God’s miracles since the beginning of our movement! Here’s what was shared: Tony & Therese Untalan: Portland – Where It All Began! Russ & Lana Preston: Go Anywhere! Why We Moved To Portland! Chris & Kerri-Sue Adams: Do Anything! Why We United With Portland! Sal & Patricia Velasco: Give Up Everything! Revival In Los Angeles!
The highlight of the evening for me was the sharing of the young Christians as we heard so many incredible stories and new-found convictions! Perhaps most moving is the story of the baptism of our newest brother Jose Rodriguez who was adopted by Russ & Lana Preston last year as a young teen. His biological parents as well as other relatives and friends were at church to witness the miracle! This was an answer to prayer for Jose’s older biological sisters, Erica and Bree, who are both faithful disciples in the OC Campus and Teen Ministry!
Jose’s adoption into the Preston Family led
to his adoption into God’s Family!
Finally, God blessed our faith as we blew out our Thanksgiving Missions Contribution! Our goal was $20,571 and we gave $23,103! Not only that, but this past weekend, 56 of our disciples volunteered at the 2013 Graffiti Run in order to get a head start raising money for next year’s Missions Contribution! We can’t wait to see what our God will do in 2014!