home gathering/party/"adopt a family"
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Last night we a little Christmas party at our home gathering. It was fun with everybody present, tasty food, good times, white elephant gifts, happy healthy kids and...opportunities to bless others. Our neighbors (Annet & Rob) contacted the city and got a couple "adopt a families" for our home gathering. So they took one and we all took on a big one to divide up among ourselves. It was awesome to see everyone pitching in and really making a difference in a struggling families life. This is one of the ways home gathering is really a beautiful thing and is truly being the church as God intends it to be.
For anyone ready this not in a home gathering please let us know if you would like to be in one. Steve will be starting one after the holidays and as he mentioned in his last email -it's the most natural place for us to be the church together in community.
God has truly been changing Julie and I over the last couple years. God is using Portico in our lives as much as anyone elses. This year we (as a family) will help/give/bless more families that we ever had before. And it's for one reason...our hearts our beating more in rythmn with his.
This is what is filling me with joy these days. It's the fact that we're in the middle of the season & I can honestly say my life & our family reflects the spirit of Christmas, of Jesus, more than I think we ever have before! This is progress...transformation...church growth. [thank you jesus, i'm not the same as i was yesterday...by your grace may i not be the same tomorrow]
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