Well Easter Sunday was beautiful not only in the weather but the worship atmosphere as we celebrated the empty tomb. We had lots of first timers at BridgePoint Church as I helped both services to park folks and to welcome them as well as several who we hadn't seen since this pandemic struck and shut the college down where we were worshiping for a couple of years. Out of that we were able to purchase this old building, renovate it and turned it into our home church. What a blessing as we no longer have to load in and load out each Sunday. We still have a great bunch of volunteers each and every week who assist with the kids and this week we had over 70 little ones. There were several who elected to take their little ones into the service with them.
I love the greetings, hugs and handshakes to welcome folks and make them feel welcomed into the church where we help show them the love of Jesus. The service message was awesome as Tyler did a good job presenting the first hand account of the gospel of Luke who recorded for us the three days that made a difference to mankind. Some left with tears and sought some counseling as they were convicted by this message about the meaning of what Jesus did for us on those 3 days and how honoring that selfless act can change your whole life. We got back to the house around 12:30 after leaving at 8 for the church. I worked the parking lot and Nancy the information desk. I sat in the first service once the message started and Nancy was able to set in the second service. We had our two largest gatherings since the church opened last summer and I hope we made a difference for many.
We headed out around 2:30 for Brandon and Bobby's place which is beautiful and easily handles all of the 23 or so folks who were attending the Easter meal at 5'ish. The trip over and back was uneventful and the backup's weren't as bad for a change. It still took us an hour to get there and back. The food was delicious as always as each of us brought dishes. Bobby grilled lamb burgers and there was corn dip, veggie and fruit trays, mac and cheese, salads and 2 cheese cakes with fruit for dessert. We did get to watch the Ray's finally come to life and win a game in cold Chicago over the White Sox's. The little guys had fun Easter egg hunting as Nancy filled a ton of plastic eggs with change and bills plus baskets for all the 7 grand kiddos. The older kids all got bathing suits, clothes and candies whereas they kept the candy away from the twins. It was a fun filled family affair with Katie's folks and sisters and my cousins and all of Amy's family, LATER
