Ridgell's Originals

So  I just finished up a short stint of interim preaching at the Winters church of Christ.  Marsha and I fell in love with that church.  Here are just a few reasons why.

Their elders don't focus on what they don't have.  They really want church to be about people.

Their old people don't care much about what they did in the past.  They are interested in the future. 

They have several young couples that are fired up for the Lord and want to reach their community for Jesus.

Charles.  He is one of the elders and he has lung cancer.  So one Sunday we got he and his wife to the front, gathered the whole church around them and prayed for his healing.  He has finished his treatment and doing well.  It was a powerful testimony to how a faith community looks.

Shorty.  I met her at the DFW airport.  She was a Christian but had been thru some rough times.  She was from Winters and knew most of the people at the church.  Used to go there.  Came back.  Watched that church celebrate her marriage and throw her an awesome shower.  She is there with her family every time the doors are open.  And she is kicking her old demons right in the teeth. 

Devon.  Gave her life to Jesus a couple of weeks ago. Baptized her on a Sunday night and almost every member showed up to celebrate with her.  Not as important, but still pretty cool is that they had a party afterward with chili and hot dogs.

So that group of 60 or so Christians will always be family to us.  Love them.  Love what God is doing thru them.  Looking forward to hear who else they bring to Jesus.

They thought they used me to help them.  Nope.  They helped us.  We even found ourselves telling people we were part of the Winters church.  Because we were.  And are. 

Thanks God.  And thanks Winters church. 

It was awesome.