Going to Spain

As a part of our continuing call to serve God, we feel like God has led us to our
next big step – which is leaving the familiarity of our comfy couch and our yappy dogs in
Norcross and heading out to Seville, Spain with 13 other people from our church. We are
petrified since we have never left the country! But we are trusting God and answering his
call to serve those that need us.

About 7 months ago, our partners in Seville found a great space to use for their church… well, it’s better than where they were meeting, which was under a tree in a park! Obviously, the tree in the park was not optimal and had some issues. Now they have a “store front” location in the middle of a high-rise apartment community. Because their new location is now in the middle of restaurants, coffee shops, playgrounds and apartments, it is a perfect location for them to reach out to the community that is mostly Muslim.

The space that they have rented needs some renovations. It was a workout facility. They need to patch walls, put in flooring, paint, install sound and lighting, and make it feel more like their church home. They have had some generous donations that allowed them to get the work started. Our team is going over May 20-27 to help them finish the work. We are really excited about all the possibilities that will present themselves once they have a permanent location. In honor of how they began, the name of their church will be Iglesia Parque Este or East Park Church.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
We would LOVE for you to partner with us as we head abroad. You can help us in 2 different ways.
• We are raising $5,400.00 for our trip. This money will go toward travel, room, board and supplies for our trip.

• Prayer!! If you don’t feel like you can contribute financially at this time, please know that your prayers are even more important. Pray that we have safe travels, that we have wisdom while preparing for the trip and that we act wisely while we are in Spain.

Know that you are always in our prayers as well. We are thankful that you are a part of our lives and that we can to share our experiences with you.

If you would like to be a part of what we are doing in Spain, you can send us a check made out to Buckhead Church and write Seville, Spain on the memo line (for tax purposes, please don’t put our names on the check).
Please send to:
The Weavers
724 Camelot Way
Norcross GA 30071


If you are going to contribute financially, please send your donations by May 1, 2008.

Continue checking back here for updates on our progress! Also, please use the comment page to let us know how we can pray for you!

UPDATE:
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We have raised 13% of our goal!!!

March Snow

How bizarre, how bizarre... wait, isn't that a line from some early 90's pop song? Anyway, it snowed yesterday at my house. It was really weird. At first I thought it was just cherry blossoms blowing all over place. Angie quickly pointed out my incorrect-ness by catching some falling snow in her hand and eating it.

Easter Weekend

Good Friday and Easter services went well, I think!

Here is the video we showed at the beginning of both services.



On Good Friday we had 3 artists paint 3 different paintings. At the end of the service, we had them put the paintings together to reveal 1 picture of Jesus on the cross. In a dramatic move, we turned down all the lights and had the artists paint over it. Here is the result (in black light).


It was a long weekend, but our fearless leader gave us Monday off! Thanks Jeff!

Also, a really cool part of Good Friday was that my Mom, Grandma, Mother-in-law, Aunt, Uncle and best friend came and all sat together - right in front of me. I think I got a little emotional while I watched the great women in my family (including Mom Weaver) take communion together. I don't think I'll forget that.

Good Friday

Growing up, I never went to a Good Friday service.
The sad fact of the matter is that I never gave it much thought until this year, while working at a church. "Good Friday" is such a deceiving name for the day that Christ was crucified. I thought it just went in with the Easter package in celebration that Christ conquered death and when I think of Easter I think of renewal and spring.
It's not. It should be called "Horrible, Awful, Disturbing Day that God allowed Himself to be spit on, mocked, beaten and killed Day".
I know, I know.... "Good" is for how good God is and His love... and (dare I say it) Good for us. Good for us that God bailed us out.
How great is His love! This will be an Easter I never forget. Because it's the first Easter that I really understood Good Friday. It's the first Good Friday I will spend remembering what Christ did for us. My small human brain can not fully understand how deep and great a love like that is.
The very God that created every blade of grass that you see, every mountain, every sea, every animal and bird ... the God that is (and has every right to be) all thunder and might, put himself in our small shoes and allowed Himself to be spit on by His very creation, the very creation He was saving from an eternity with no hope.
wow....

In Bloom... Not the Nirvana song.

Spring is officially here.

Death of a Cell Phone

After 2 long years, Angie's phone finally bit the dust last night. Fortunately we didn't have to shell out an arm and a leg to get her a new phone (which would really suck since our contract is up in May and we're thinking about switching providers). Wally World came thru for us with T-mobile prepaid phone for $30. All we had to do was drop her SIM card in. I love finding the loop-holes in the system.

What we did this past Sunday...