Yesterday was a big day. Ben and Lisa Vos moved into town. See my post entitled “Treading Water” to understand why that was such a big deal to me. Ben will be starting this Sunday as my partner in crime as another full-time youth pastor at the Shannon Oaks Church.
Ben and Lisa, I cannot wait to become better friends with you, to live life with you, to do ministry with you, to develop inside jokes with you, and to dream with you. There is no doubt in my mind that God has his fingerprints all over the way that you guys have gotten here. Always know that you have Heather and my full support and that we are here if you need us. I commit to not only support you, but to lift you up in prayer daily. I cannot be more excited to have you guys here. I know that you both are going to make a huge difference in this community, in this church, and in my life. I love you guys.
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Now, it’s your turn. Whether you live in Sulphur Springs or not, whether you are involved in the Shannon Oaks Church or not, whether you have a teenager in the Shannon Oaks Church Student Ministries or not, I ask that you write them a note of encouragement on here. I want to stockpile a huge chunk of encouraging notes from this blog to show them later. Overwhelm them with love (even if you do not know them). Imagine a recent college graduate who just got married less than two weeks ago and who just moved half way across the country into their first house to start their first full-time ministry position. That is something to encourage. Bless their marriage, their ministry, their new life, their new home, etc. If anything, wish him luck on simply working with me everyday (he needs it, right?).
Click the link “comments’ right below this post and write your note to Ben and Lisa. Thanks!
Ben & Lisa, congratulations on starting your new lives together and spending them in service to the Lord. There are few things as important as teaching the children and youth how to serve the Lord in love and joy. Bless you both!!
Faith
ben and lisa.
i know ya’ll are gonna do a great job and i can’t wait for summer to get started.
i’m so glad ya’ll are here. ya’ll are such a blessing to the whole youth group and the church as a whole. heck, ya’ll are a blessing to texas.
bailee
Welcome, welcome, welcome, Ben and Lisa! Thank you so much for starting your life together with us!!!
hey i’m so glad ya’ll are here!!!!!!!!!!!! this summer is going to be great, especially because ya’ll are here! ya’ll are blessing to everyone at the church and everyone around you.
Ben and Lisa-
Good luck in Sulphur Springs. You have some good people to be doing church with. Blessings.
Congrats to Ben and Lisa…..I am sure you will do great with the youth…Brian is a good example and leader….Good Luck with your new life as husband and wife and as youth ministers here in Sulphur Springs….I think this is an awesome place to start…May God bless you…
Ben and Lisa… Thanks for being brave and making the journey down here to do ministry with us. It’s hard to follow the awesome words of Brian, but I do AMEN everything he wrote to you. I am truly ecstatic that you guys are here. I already love you both and look forward to knowing you better. Welcome home!
BEN&LISA…
I’m extatic. seriously. I wish I could’ve been there to welcome you home. I’m not only excited that your starting this whole new chapter of your lives in little bitty SST, but that somehow God put you here to do some great things with the youth group. I can’t wait to share my summer with you guys. I love you guys to death.
Welcome home Mr. and Mrs. Cell Phone Nazi.(well maybe not Lisa, yet)
Welcome back Ben and hello Lisa. You’ll like it here. Best advice? Get to the football games early to get a seat
Can I ask though – how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive that this blog is syndicated through Google and is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
Soccer / Football greats you should write about next!
Can I ask though – how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive that this blog is syndicated through Google and is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
The baseball greats you should write about next!