A lot's been done in a small amount of time! I want to give Katie a big thank you for all her hard work to get ready for the Back to School bash we had this past week. It was a different kind of Sunday from what we had in the past, but we consider it a success. The kids had fun, and we got to talk with some families we hadn't seen in a while. Kids' rooms were cleaned and refreshed for the start of...  Read More

The Florida Coalition for Children (FCC) recently recognized Enterprise house parents, Mike and Maritza Velez, with the Nurturing Well Being Award at FCC's Annual Conference. This award is granted to an individual, couple, team, or organization who is highly regarded by their peers and community for their extraordinary compassion in nurturing the well-being of those they serve. Mike and Maritza ha...  Read More

“Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!” –Psalm 66:5 Well, this year's VBS is officially in the record books. Today, our 36 kids, 21 adults, and 10 youth celebrated everything they learned with a small presentation to their parents. Each crew sang a song they had been working on from worship time.The kids returned to Joseph's story, learning what happened...  Read More

I haven't had the blessing of being at a Vacation Bible School in many years. At my church in Ft. Walton Beach, our VBS was always the first week of June when the pastors had to attend our Annual Conference. We missed everything. Changing a VBS week is not something you do. It's a delegate balance in the church community ecosystem.This year, I was so excited to be a part of it all. Val didn't assi...  Read More

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.–Romans 8:38 Today was an exciting day, especially at the end! We moved from the Old Testament into the New as we looked at connections between Joseph and Jesus. Today's big takeaway was that God is stronger than anything. Our 23 adults, 9 youth, and 38 kids all saw the extraordinary strength of God in many different ways today.T...  Read More

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! –Psalm 147:5 The kids aren't ready for VBS to end, but I think our 24 adult volunteers might start losing some of their steam at the end of day 3. They've sung, danced, and acted with Godly Gusto so far. Our 11 youth volunteers today have been amazing too. Those helping with games even volunteered to let the kids dump water on their heads and pie them ...  Read More

For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” –Joshua 1:9 Day 2 didn't disappoint. The kids came excited after such a fun day yesterday. They were also ready to have their pictures taken so they could find themselves in our closing slideshow for the day. Our 28 children, 23 adults, and 8 youth volunteers spent their day doing the following things:Our kid's crews started God Sightings today. ...  Read More

Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.–Psalm 89:2 With Day 1 over and done, we're thrilled to spend the day with 41 exceptional children! Our focus for the week is God's, Monumental Love. Here are some things they learned and did:"God loves us no matter what!" He's an "Amazing God!" (This is our big takeaway.)Joseph's family had feuds (Genesis 27), ...  Read More

There are lots of ways people show love. According to Gary Chapman in his book The 5 Love Languages, there are 5. I wanted to pause and point out that through the past 6-weeks, we as a family have received all 5.  Read More

We are four weeks into our Summer Fun program and half-way through summer break. Each week our youth have the opportunity to participate in: swimming, team sports, arts & crafts, theatre, dance, music lessons, and ropes course. Teenagers ages 15 - 17 years old are enhancing their life skills by volunteering or working, cooking, gardening, and attending college/career readiness workshops. Marie Maz...  Read More

Have you ever thought about what it means to be a blessing to someone? According to the dictionary, the word blessing (n) means (1) God's favor and protection or (2) a prayer said before or after a meal. However, the verb...  Read More

"Stop Going to Church" is an odd for me, your pastor, to say. But I'm saying it because...  Read More