The Big Adventure

Dear friends,

Life as a follower of Christ is truly an adventure as we pursue the path that He has marked out for us. It seems like yesterday that Glenda, Jennifer, Jason, and I packed up the Ryder truck and headed to Colorado. I remember stopping just across the border as we angled down from Laramie to Fort Collins. We were home!

Over the last few months Glenda and I have felt God was once again setting the stage for a new adventure in a new place. We have prayed for God’s guidance and direction. True to his leading, a door of opportunity has opened to us. We have been asked to be the pastors of Windsor Assembly of God in Windsor, Colorado. We have accepted their gracious invitation. Our first Sunday in Windsor is June 3.

This is a difficult moment for us as we continue to have an enduring love for each of our ALCC family, many of whom we have known for 19 years. Our lives have been intertwined with so many as we have walked with them through the ups and downs of life. We will especially miss the children, many of whom we have dedicated to the Lord.

We are excited about the huge opportunities in Windsor. Northern Colorado is growing at a tremendous rate. Weld County is the third fastest growing county in the U.S. Windsor, which is located in Weld County, is located in the middle of Greeley, Loveland, and Fort Collins, Colorado.

The Windsor church has recently gone through a difficult time and has been without a pastor since October of 2006. They recently moved into a new building that is located on 13 acres north of town. The church is running around 140 people having grown from about 70 in October. It is a young church with lots of children and youth. They have an awesome leadership team including one of the best worship teams I have ever heard.

We are renewed and energized as we enter this chapter of our ministry lives. The best is yet to come! We believe that the last laps in ministry are the most important.

Gripped by His Passion,

Pastor Paul and Glenda

PS from Glenda: We will be 40 minutes from grandsons, Jake and Lawson, Jennifer & Gareth’s boys. (I have already figured out how I can continue to watch them a couple of days a week.) And just in case Jason and Abby decide to make any announcements in the next 10 years, we are just 20 minutes from them!

Paul is truly ecstatic about this new adventure. I definitely feel this opportunity is a great match for us. The multi-gifts that God has entrusted in Paul will be a real plus for leading this group of young people! (The average age in Windsor is 32; I just realized that most of the youth from our youth pastor days are older [and some a lot older] than this.) Hey, we’ve always loved hanging out with the younger crowd.