Wait... Jesus Has Something to Say

Here's the mailer we sent out to a few thousand homes this week. We always said we would be tools for Christ. Please, accept the invitation... Our third preview service is this Sunday, December 9th.


Letter from Jesus: Hello! My name is Jesus Christ. Remember me... Christmas, Easter? I’m that guy! I know you’ve probably lost interest in me a long time ago. Well, I must tell you, I haven‘t lost interest in YOU... Nor, do I believe popular culture has lost interest in telling you about me either. Did you see Stewie poke fun of me on Family Guy? or how about Morgan Freeman pretending to be me again in another “Almighty” film? or what about the Heroes that keep suggesting that I gave them their extraordinary powers? I agree, some of it is funny and intriguing. Although a nice try, it's not quite me.

..Well, enough of that. It’s time for you to get to know the real me. I want to invite you to a brand spankin’ new church I’ve launched in Chula Vista, CA. Seven San Diego is currently meeting at Olympian High School in Otay Ranch once each month. I have assigned Jeremy McGarity, former professional baseball player turned pastor, to lead this church. He met me while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, and Duluth-Superior Dukes. He now lives in San Diego with his wife, Janie, and two kids. Check out their new church on the following previews dates. They will meet week to week beginning in February. Their current teaching series is titled, “iNeed a life: A guided tour through messy spirituality.” You don’t want to miss it, JC

Olympian HS

Hey Seven!

As you've heard it has been a crazy couple of weeks since we've been here on site in San Diego. Well, Carol's surgery went well and she is on the road to recovery (check out my blog). Here's a video of me by the Olympian High School auditorium. It's only 30 seconds, but I wanted you to see the outdoor pavillion that connects to the auditorium. It is brand new. Also, I have sent the insurance information to the high school. We expect to be able to meet here for our first preview service on October 7th, 2007.

Thanks for your continued prayers as we get closer to LAUNCH.

P.S. I'm really looking forward to being with many of you at the PD launch conference July 17th-18th at Saddleback Church. Thanks for being a part of this mission!

Jeremy

God At Work...

I guess you could say that Jeremy and I have found ourselves encouraged by discouragement lately. Let me share a few stories of God's power, sovereignty, and grace in our lives. Here's an update from the front lines of the spiritual battle this past week:

Update on Jeremy:
He, his wife, Janie, and his two boys are now official residents of San Diego. While moving last week, the McGarity's discovered that Carol Garlow (wife of Jim Garlow and mother of Janie McGarity) needed to see a doctor for some tests on Thursday. On Friday, the McGarity's received news that Carol had cancer and needed surgery immediately. Due to her illness and emergency care, Jim Garlow (Lead Pastor of Skyline Church in SD and father of Janie McGarity) asked Jeremy to speak at all of his services this past weekend. God's timing for Jeremy and his family to be in San Diego during this time of need couldn't have been more perfect. Please be praying for the McGarity family. I am sure they are in need of some rest.

My Update:
A few weeks ago, I reported that James, Erik, and I had qualified to move into a townhouse property in Imperial Beach. Yes, we filled out all the paper work, submitted our application fees, and even paid our deposit. Unfortunately, after a few days of awaiting approval and some glitch in the matrix, they asked us to do the impossible... They asked us to submit a "letter of hire" for jobs that James and Erik had not secured in San Diego yet. On Tuesday we accepted our disqualification and pressed forward. On Wednesday, James and I found ourselves back in San Diego looking for another property to call home. Within minutes, James, Erik and I were qualified and approved to move into the Landing Apartments (located one exit south from Olympian High School; future home of Seven SD). Yes, we found ourselves amazed by God's handiwork. Not only did God place us in a finer complex, but He placed us within the community we will be ministering to. Our move-in date has been pushed up from July 10th to July 8th. We are certain this road-block was all part of God's plan.

Furthermore, I apologize for the delayed update. I was in Arizona the latter part of the week and was unable to get online. Thank you so much. Please continue to pray for us, Roberto