ZOE Weekend

ZOE West Coast happened this weekend at the College Church in Fresno. Friday was Virginia's day off, so we got up early, left the house a little after 5:00 and arrived in Fresno about 8:20. As usual, it was a really good weekend. The Leadership Conference on Friday included some amazing speakers and small group discussions, and the Worship Conference Friday evening and Saturday was wonderful. The worship was rich; the class tracks were varied and right on target as people talked about them. You can check them out at the link above if you are so moved. :-)

Of course, the best part of any such event is always the people, and that was true this weekend as well. Jeremy and Amber drove up, arriving around 10:00 Friday night. We all stayed at Steve and Gail's place, which is now out in the country. And, there were so many others we got to see, talk to and hug, some of whom we see only at these kinds of events. Like I said... the best part of the weekend.

We decided to leave following the afternoon class tracks, skipping the closing Saturday evening worship session. I hated not staying around for it for several reasons, but it was good to get back and get to bed at a decent hour Saturday night... helped things to go better today.

Today was the last Sunday for one of our families at church. Brian and Karen and their kids have been driving all the way from Fairview (American Canyon at first) to Antioch to be part of our church family for about a year and a half. With the kids getting more involved in school and other activities at home, it just became more and more difficult for them to feel connected here. Anyway, today was their last day with us, and they'll be looking for a church closer to home. We'll miss them, but I know we'll have chances to see them again.

I pray God blesses each of you with a week full of opportunities to "be Jesus" to those around you.