Look what God has done!

This week, God moved a mountain for Gateway Life Church. Since the church began, we have praying and believing God for the resources for our projector system for our services. We had to start with the basics and do what was within our ability to do at the time, however, holding fast to the faith that God has called us to do this so we know there is provision. Even though, we felt the pressure of having words for songs and needing something more, we were determined not to do something to "just get by". When we did do something, it was going to be done with excellence!

So, even though we have been believing since the church began, Rick just began to share vision about a few things that we wanted to do to improve the services, the projection system being one of them. He wanted to just get the people in faith, believing God with us. Well, people really did catch a hold of that. He only did that for two weeks!

Last Sunday, we had a couple there who comes to the church when they are in town. The husband is an entrepreneur and they travel a lot. However, they love the church and really believe in what God is doing through Gateway Life. After service, they pulled Rick aside and said God had put it on their hearts to provide the resources for our ENTIRE PROJECTION SYSTEM!!! Now this includes the projector, screen, computer, software, cables, etc. The wife told Rick, "We were wondering why you don't have words to the songs. Now we realize, you know what to do, you just need the resources to do it!" Yes! We have believed God for everything we've done and He has provided.

God is so faithful!

So, needless to say, this week has been a marathon to get the equipment ordered, software loaded and learned, cables researched and purchased, etc. We wanted to have everything in for this Sunday and we did! It was amazing. We didn't tell anyone because we wanted them to just come in and see what God had done! The excitement in that place was unbelievable. That was all people were talking about before the service.

It was a great opportunity for Rick to be able to share about faith and believing God to meet the needs of your life. People's faith just exploded! To see what was lacking, and then believe God to meet the need and from one week to the next....there it is! It really was quite amazing!

New stage decor!

We also had a new set design this week. So when everyone came in, really everything was changed. Ashley came up with the entire design herself. She found everything we needed for it and put the entire thing together! She did a great job and we thought it turned out great!

The greatest thing about the whole weekend? Are you ready for this?
We had two people filled with the baptism of the Holy Spirit

SPEAKING IN TONGUES!

Now these two people have no experience with the Holy Spirit. One has really no church background and the other is from Southern Baptist background. They have learned so much more than they ever have and they were both ready and wanted to speak in tongues.

Afterwards, they both were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. As I was speaking to one, tears were rolling down her face and she was saying, "I just wanted it so bad. It's like nothing I can explain!" The other young woman told Ashley after service, "This is just so amazing! This church has literally changed my life!"

Now that is the best thing that could have
happened this week!
That makes everything we've done so worth it!