Take me out to the ballgame,even in the rain!

One thing I so love about our church besides the awesome preaching and teaching is the fellowship and building each other up.Everyone has a friend there and no one ever feels alone.That's something we really strive for.



So with that being said the staff is always trying to find new things we can all do together.They had decided on having us all go to The Tacoma Rainiers Game together.



Now in Washington planning anything outdoors ahead of time is always risky and of course as usual the day of the game it was pouring down rain,but in Washington they don't cancel ball games for pesky things like rain, and so we decided to forge on armed with our cheap Dollar Store rain ponchos.They really were glorified garbage bags with hoods,but they did the job.

We brought our cousin Randy with us it was the last day of school for him.

They all had so much fun goofing around eating cotton candy and kettle corn and watching the fireworks at the end of the game after The Rainiers won.True we endured some rain off and on during the game,but hey it's Washington if you don't learn to do things in the rain you will never go anywhere.

The blessing of fellowship!

                       Ariel & Pastor Rodgers

Hello friends,Well we have officially been at our church for 7 months and we have all been so incredibly blessed by it.
Not only for the wonderful sermons and seeing people get Saved and Baptized including our own daughter,but just the genuine love we see for one another is amazing.I've only experienced that once before.

                  Ariel waiting to get Baptized.

Our church just loves to spend time together and do things together.They really emphasize building each other up, encouraging each other and when your brother falls helping to pick them up,dust them off and get them walking on the right path again.Unfortunately that is so seldom seen.It's more like if your brother has a problem keep on walking and don't get involved.

               Our church all went to Zoolights together.

I really wanted to be somewhere where my kids could get involved with things and feel part of the body,especially since their disabilities make it difficult for them to do certain things.Thankfully we have a large amount of special needs kids at our church.It's such a blessing to see these little ones viewed as the precious children they are.

                        Skate night!

Ariel all dressed and ready for the ladies luncheon.

More skate night pics.

Baby shower for Mrs.Rodgers.

Resurrection Day Sunday!

Trip around the world fellowship.

Baptismal Day!

When Ariel's was in the hospital for 8 days in January I didn't just hear we'll pray for her, the church and many others filled her room with cards.The pastor and his family brought her flowers and all the doctors and nurses said her room was the cheeriest one in the place.Every day she got stacks of cards,she felt so well loved.

James 2:15-17

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
¹⁶ And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
¹⁷ Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

I really see that our church lives this verse.They will do anything to help fill that need.Our family has been blessed beyond belief and most of all we feel loved!