Seattle Stories

It’s exciting to watch our children grow and change, absorbing
experiences and moving toward deeper maturity. For all parents, we
believe, it is a particularly deep joy to observe “breakthroughs” in our
kids. These are especially sweet when they relate to God’s Kingdom.
Luke, our oldest son, came up to me (Matt) one evening stating his
desire to be in heaven. I quickly asked if he would like to pray and
submit his life to Jesus, in which he affirmed. He
seemed to have a “snapshot” of the reality of eternal things.

God is breaking through some of our friends’ lives as we’ve experienced
one stating that he needs to “let people in”. He has pushed
friends and family away for so long, he’s alone and in despair. Another
couple of friends are wanting to grow in memorizing Scripture because
they realize how vital it is to their thought life and decisions.

A new friend recently told me that he hasn’t been happy for the last
nine years and wants to reconnect with Jesus for real life. The world
has broken him and left him empty.

Our Scriptural reading group that meets in our home every two weeks has
been a breath of fresh air for all of us who attend. It is a community
that allows us to look closely at Jesus with friends who are all over
the board spiritually. Pray for us as we meet this Friday (October 30)
in our home.

On November 21st, we’re having an area-wide gathering to invest in
anyone wanting to grow deeper with Christ and in mission. If you’re in
the Northwest and want to attend, just register at

http://regonline.com/oneday.