Last week I had the privilege of visiting Claiborne Christian School in West Monroe.

I spent time with my friend Beck Payne who serves as youth pastor at Family Church, as well as catch up with Chad and Nicki Olinde who work at the school. Chad and Nicki attended HPC while they lived in Baton Rouge. It was cool to see them living out the life God intended for them in West Monroe.

Though highly intimidated and totally out of touch, I had a blast speaking to the student at CCS. My heart burns for the next generation. Once a youth pastor, always a youth pastor!… even if I’m no longer cool.

While I was there I also connected with my good friend Joel Dyke who pastors Life Church West Monroe. It is so exciting to do life with so many great churches in this region! Kingdom game-changers in north LA for sure- the devil doesn’t stand a chance here!

On my way home, my seat belt broke. I drove four hours with a constant beeping noise telling me I was unbuckled… I had an interesting conversation with my car all the way home!

What an exciting time we are living in! Just two weeks ago, we took our first steps in the new Healing Place Church Arena. We are so in awe of all God has done and is going to do through the faith of his people! Already, the Arena has been a tool for us to reach out to the lost and hurting in the community and bring the hope of Jesus. From Vision Night to an Easter Egg Hunt, this building has provided a place for people to find peace, joy and the love of Christ.

I wanted to share this incredible video that we showed on opening weekend in the Arena. It just speaks of the Promises of Our God!

Click here to enjoy the video:

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Can you believe what God is doing in our midst?! In just two hours we will kick off 24 hours prayer in the new HPC Arena. At 7pm tomorrow night we will have our first service in the new sanctuary. Saturday we will hold a Servolution rally for ten days of serving leading up to Easter. And this Sunday we will have our opening weekendservices at 9:00 and 11:15am. We have prayed, planned, prepared and participated and before our eyes God is proving faithful. This building is more than just another facility, it is an opportunity to serve more and reach those who are not yet here! For five years we have anticipated this very weekend. You won’t want to miss it!

Our Donaldsonville campus kicked off Serve Saturday this weekend with a bang! The Mobile Medical Clinic and over 40 volunteers showed up at 7:00am to serve the community. They set up three teams to begin seeing patients, cooking pastalaya and doing a food outreach. They gave out over 500 bags of groceries, 2 pallets of drinks, served 300 plates of food and served 50 patients.They wrapped up the day with a celebration of the five year anniversary of the medical clinic.

 It is amazing to think that five years ago two volunteers came up with the idea to outreach to those in need of medical assistance who couldn’t afford it. What started in a small closet at the Donaldsonville Campus, is now an outreach that serves the poor and hurting around the world.

 

When Rachel had her birthday last year, the kids and I got together a long list of the 33 reasons why we loved her, so at the dinner table on my birthday Monday, Rachel decided she would return the favor. It is really interesting to see what your kids and even your wife can say about you. You might want to try this on your birthday, it can really encourage you! Don’t believe everything you read below though- my dance moves are really extraordinary (haha)!

36 Reasons why we love Daddy:

He’s fun

He has a big heart for the family

He’s one of the reasons I’m alive

He’s disciplined

He’s a good pastor

One of my favorite preachers

Who dat

Daddy’s little man

Best buds

Tender

He’s a handsome dad

He takes me to lsu events

He has big muscles

He’s the best dad u could ever have

He plays basketball with me

The way daddy loves Jesus

He has a lot of freckles

Buys me smoothies

We built this city on rock and roll

He helps around the house

He gave me a tour in new building

He loves, protects, provides, cares

He’s athletic

He has Jesus in His heart

He breaks the rules

He’s sweet

He’s loveable

He makes me laugh at his dance moves

He’s a great communicator

He makes the best chocolate chip pancakes

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We wrestle

He makes me my coffee

He drives me to school in the morning

We watch the Incredibles

Our names are almost the same