1st Redemption Church Baptism Video Recap

We had our first BAPTISM service a few weeks ago, and were so blown away by the beautiful, emotional experience of seeing NINE people get baptized! We had our baptism service at the beach and got to baptize several members of Redemption Church and a few of their family members in the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. Seeing the fruit of what God is doing in the hearts of the people here in Delray Beach has got to be one of the most exciting and energizing experiences we have had together since starting the church.

Please enjoy this video re-cap of our first baptism service! 

Highlights from Easter 2013

We are overwhelmed by the incredible day we had last Sunday, and we want to THANK you so much for your prayers and love as we had our second EASTER as Redemption Church!

Highlights from Easter, 2013:

-We had 4 people accept Jesus as their Savior for the very first time!!! One of these was a friend's father who was here visiting from New Jersey. It was a beautiful gift to share this special day with our new brothers and sisters in the Lord!

-We had 18 adults attend our first service and 57 adults attend our second service! Many of these were believers, and many were not. It was incredible to see the Lord bring friends and strangers to hear and celebrate the Good News with us!

-We had approximately 100 people show up for our Easter Egg Hunt between services!!! We were blown away at all the families that responded to our door hangers and invitations and showed up with Easter baskets in hand! Some stayed for our service and many did not, but we were able to share the love of Jesus with many new people in our community. No glitches! It was an awesome time!

-Our team was AWESOME!!! Serving together as a body was a very special and meaningful way to spend Easter together. God's Spirit was with us and the excitement was tangible as we got to see some of the fruit of our labor. 

-Redemption Kids was GREAT! We had a combined effort of 10 adults serving in our childrens' ministry and welcomed 20 kids into our kids' classes on Sunday! It was a fun morning for all the kids, and they got to hear the message of God's love for them from wonderful and gifted teachers. 

-We had MANY people fill out a card to join a community group! We are VERY excited to see the people the Lord is bringing to Redemption Church to serve and grow together with us!

-FINALLY, God was glorified in our gathering together. We got to worship, fellowship, give Him praise and thanks for all He has done for US! 

Praise God for all He is doing and His faithfulness to use us and bring glory to His good name. We love you all and continue to lift you up in our prayers also. Please pray for those who responded to the Gospel this week to be growing and plugged in! We are continuing to reach out to many of those who came on Sunday and are praying for continued relationships and growth. 

Be blessed,

Daniel and Laura

When we call upon Your Name

Here is a preview of one of the songs we will be singing for Easter Sunday, March 31. 

Discipling Women

One incredible answer to my prayers over the last few months has been

seeing the Lord bring together a group of women who want to grow in
their relationships with Jesus. It has been a huge encouragement and
boost to my faith to get to love on these other beautiful ladies and
have them love and challenge and grow with me.

Starting last Fall, I opened up a discipleship group with the girls in
Redemption Church who wanted to have accountability and go deeper in
our walks with the Lord.  I've been teaching through the passage for
the week and then we get to talk and apply it to our lives together
and PRAY for each other. Together, we have studied through and just
finished the book of James together! It has been a challenging study
and a fabulous chance to see God working in our lives as we open up to
one another. God is good!

One really cool thing that we have been able to do as a group is
inviting friends who are new to the idea of Christianity to join us. Our
Thursday group has become not only a discipleship group, but an
opportunity to reach out and share Jesus with other ladies in our
lives who don't yet know Him. It's been so amazing to see one of our
dear friends from Delray coming each week with a desire to learn more
about what the Bible is all about and even bought a notebook to write
down notes about what we talk about! Last week was a huge week for her
as she opened up and prayed with us for the first time. We are all
blessed to be growing together and to get to encourage one another as
we are all learning to take our own steps of faith.

I cannot say enough how much I LOVE THESE WOMEN!!! They keep me
laughing and sane and we have been able to grow together by being open
and real with each other.



So, thought I'd brag on them a little and brag on the goodness of God
to use me and use them for His glory. :)

Laura

We LOVE visitors!

 

We wanted to remind all of you friends out there in various places around the world that we really, really enjoy having you come visit us. Have we mentioned lately how beautiful it is here?? Or that strawberries are in season? :)  Each time we've been blessed to have friends and family come and visit us, we can't wait until the next opportunity to welcome someone into our home again. We have a few friends planning to visit us from Washington state this Spring and are very excited already.

In early January, Daniel's parents were able to come down for the very first time to the East Coast to visit us! It was wonderful getting to see them and take them around to see all of the things we have grown to love about Florida. They were able to attend our second Sunday morning service, and Joe got to teach at our leadership training night. Such a treat to have them here. Jeremiah and May developed a close bond with them after going for about 6 months since we saw them back in Washington. We spent time on the beach, driving around the area, took them to the Everglades and saw the sunset on the Gulf Coast. God is so good. We can't wait until their visit again next year!

Please let us know if you are headed down the Atlantic Coast and would
like to come and see us!

Christmas Festival in Delray Beach (Photo Essay)

Starting Sunday Morning Services

We have an exciting announcement!!! (Well, two, actually, but we'll get to the second one in a minute)

After praying about it for a few months, we are officially starting Sunday morning services for Redemption Church on Sunday, January 6th! As many of you know, we have been having a mid-week service on Thursday nights since last April. Since that time, the Lord has opened the door for us to meet in the same community center that once told us they were unable to rent out Sunday mornings! We have seen God move and make this possible, and we can't wait to move forward and transition into Sunday services!

As an amazing bonus, we have been blessed by a number of friends who have offered their time, skills, and resources to provide us with updated poster designs, invite cards, and even a friend here in Delray who does videography and filmed a personal invite video for us! God is so good!

You can see the invite video (and share it!!!) here:

Just wanted to share the news!


Oh...the second announcement?  :) This is our new puppy!

Her name is Weirsbe, and she is a 10 week old golden retriever. She is quickly becoming a cherished member of our family. Both Jeremiah and May have a new pass time as they LOVE playing with our puppy!

Nothing beats a puppy. :)

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