I had a cool opportunity today. It was the 1st time I have ever reported to an NFL Training Camp. The coaching staff of the Tennessee Titans asked me to show some of my skills to inspire their players for this upcoming season. It was kind of embarrassing having the biggest biceps in the locker room. Ha Ha!

Actually, Kevin let me tag along as the Titans started training camp today. It was a day full of agility runs and bench press tests. The team looks strong and Kevin was impressive; 37 years old, 278 lbs with 16.7 percent body fat, 7 reps of 315 and 2 300 yard shuttles in under 60 seconds each!! Go Titans!

This was a defining weekend for our church. Close to 1000 Kingdom Builders came out to for a breakfast event that was inspiring and faith-building. Chris Caine delivered an incredible message as she challenged the house to keep sacrificing & continue believing God. Probably my favorite part of the morning was the tour of the 127,000 sq ft HPC arena. It was amazing to see progress of this facility—all for His glory!

Weekend services were powerful, the altars were packed, 12,000 Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers were given out, and gallons of Cane’s special sauce and Sweet Tea were consumed!

After 48 full-on hours of serving we were wiped out and ready for a little down time. Sunday evening, The Haman Five headed to Nashville to hang out with some of our closest friends the Mawaes. I am looking forward to soaking up some time with my family and some great friends.

This is a weekend you and your family will not want to miss! Our great friends Chris and Nick Caine, from Sydney, Australia, will be with us for our Kingdom Builders Breakfast as well as for all of our weekend services at HPC. In their honor we will have free Raising Cane’s chicken fingers and sweet tea after each service. Also this weekend, is the opening of registration for our annual women’s conference, Live the Dream. This is sure to be an explosive and exciting weekend. See you there!

We hit a milestone weekend for the Haman family. My oldest daughter Alexa made double-digits, turning 10 yrs old on Monday. It’s shocking and kinda scary how old that makes her mother! Rachel’s still in denial, but I try to reassure her she’s prettier today than when Alexa was born. Hahaha!

We invited a dozen little girls to play some glow-in-the-dark, putt-putt golf (very interesting!) to celebrate Alexa’s first decade. They had a blast! I observed something unique when you put a bunch of pre-teen girls in 1 room: they all talk at the same time, they understand each other perfectly, and everything ends in screams & laughter!

I’m so proud of Alexa & the leadership gift God has placed in her. She’s involved in Blue Sushi here at HPC, learning the Bible & serving the community. I’m convinced she will do amazing things for the kingdom of God as she uses her gifts to serve her generation.

It took us a total of 21 hours to travel down under, but it was well worth it. The ‘08 Conference began with an incredible presentation, and ever since then we have been immersed in some of the best worship and teaching on the planet. I have been challenged, inspired, stretched and blessed beyond belief.

I am overwhelmed by the amazing relationships we have developed here. We have met up with some incredible pastors, leaders, and great friends who are serving whole-heartedly to build the local church. There are nearly 30, 000 delegates from dozens of countries all over the world present. It is like adrenaline to my soul to see and hear how the Kingdom is being advanced today through so many faithful men and women!

Some personal highlights were hearing our Pastor speak at the City Campus on Sunday, seeing one of my sons in the faith, Jason Laird, bring the house down while preaching an awesome message at the United youth service on Friday, and the humbling opportunity I had to speak in an afternoon evangelism session yesterday. Hats are off to the leadership at Hillsong; thank you for planning such an amazing experience!