What Never Ever Ever Gets Old For Me

It’s got to be the way I’m wired, because I know that many people just aren’t this way. But this is how God made me, so I embrace it. What never ever ever gets old for me is meeting new people at church. Mt Vernon is a thriving, growing congregation of several hundred people. In the fourteen months since I’ve been here, I’ve met hundreds of families, many of whom are good friends now.

Every single week, without fail, God brings new families to Mt Vernon. And I love to meet them all! It never gets old. I love to hear about their stories, their spiritual journeys, and how God is working in their lives. It continually blows me away to watch God working in so many different lives, bringing them together at one place.

In the past few Sundays I’ve met:

• a family who hugged the back row like it was going out of style. The mom told me later that they had attended Mt Vernon before but haven’t been in a few years. She was getting her hair cut by someone on the other side of town and her hair stylist kept going on and on about Mt Vernon. They’ve been the past two weeks and have told me they’re coming back for good.
• a young lady and her new husband. She was a friend of one of my former youth at a previous church. She’s attending a local college in town for the next year and a half and came to check us out. She found out that we work with the Dominican Republic (she’s been there four times), and now she’s in love.
• an Air Force couple who have attended for a few months, completed our membership class, and are ready to get plugged in and serve.
• a mom who’s been several times before. This past Sunday she brought her three teenagers, who haven’t been to church in years. She said they really enjoyed it but were anxious to get out of there before they actually had to talk to anyone. I promised her we wouldn’t bite and I look forward to meeting them next time.

These are literally the first four families that come to mind. All different walks of life. All on a journey with God. All at Mt Vernon. I absolutely love what I do!

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