DLmail 9/9/9 DO NOT READ UPSIDE DOWN

Like the title says, don't read this DLmail upside down or else the number will be a lot less churchy.

Discoveryland has started back up. It felt good to be back in the Factory. Double the good feelings for me for many reasons. At long last my daughter Erin has made it to the 4th grade and the Factory. We have both been waiting a long time for this. With Erin came Pam, putting us together in the same room for the first time in 5 years. And last but not least, I got to see my fellow volunteers again. Great to be back with Kevin, Monica and Tim. Great to welcome in my brother-in-law, Pam's little brother, Emory. It is going to be a great year.

Our numbers weren't large, too much competition for their time as it was Labor Day weekend, but still quite a few made it. I expect many, many more in the weeks to come. We'll do our best to cover the next few weeks. Tim will be with us this weekend, as will Em. Pam is a big question mark. As I type she is in Miami at her grandmother's funeral. She is scheduled to fly back on Saturday, but may catch a flight on Friday, we'll see. Kevin and Monica...I was remiss by not getting a photo of Monica to post on here. I meant to. But it would have been a bit disappointing. She is set to have her baby (Joshua:) any day, but she doesn't look super pregnant. Really not much different than a month or two ago. She didn't get big, take my word for it. So I don't expect Monica, but maybe Kevin. Amy Crose will be there a week from Saturday. Timberly???? I don't even have Timberly's email, so she doesn't get these messages to see what she is missing. Can someone forward this to her?

Here is the lesson material for this coming Saturday if you don't already have it. We will continue with the virtue Wisdom (finding out what you should do and doing it) for the entire month. Our memory verse is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6. Our Bible story this week is "The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon" from 1 Kings 10:1-13. Be wise and spend plenty of time in prayer and preparation so that you can effectively reinforce the lesson with your small group. Encourage your kids to 1) bring their Bible each week, 2) bring a friend 3) memorize the monthly verse...what else??? We are now doing the truck dock bucks and you will reward the kids accordingly. I will get you more details. Finally, you can always click here for the main stage message for the previous weekend.

Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend.