The Golden Gate Bridge

I just returned from a great visit to some wonderful churches in the San Francisco area. It was an awesome privilege to share our ministry with 2 churches that are doing a wonderful work both in reaching their communities and in the area of missions. My first stop was at Santa Rosa Bible Church (about an hour north of San Fran) for their Missions Day. I had a fantastic time visiting with the people of the church and learning about their heart for the Lord and for the mission field. Pastor Chris Bauer, his staff and the church leadership are doing a wonderful job of raising up a godly congregation.

I then spent 3 days with Brent and Jeremy of the Santa Rosa pastoral staff as we went to a conference where we heard Dr. Jim Cecy challenge us on purity. He developed JARON ministries (www.jaron.org) and has put together a profound seminar on the topic of purity. During this seminar, Brent Mitten and I had fun answering in chorus to our name.

From Santa Rosa I went to Belmont (about 20 min. below San Fran) and visited with the believers of Fellowship Bible Church under the leadership of Pastors Steve Wong and Kevin Na. Here I had the opportunity to share with the young people on Friday night, visit Alcatraz (only briefly) and San Francisco on Saturday and then spend Sunday with the church family. It was exciting to see another church with a heart both for their community and the world.

So I thank the Lord for the opportunity to share our ministry with 2 more churches faithfully serving our God. Lord willing, the next report will be about my visit to NY.