Friday we headed into Tampa because John had a scheduled private lesson with Aaron Gillespie of UNDEROATH fame. Aaron is an incredible drummer and has been John's hero for a long time. He was so gracious with his time and attention, really nice to the whole family and he absolutely lavished John with insight into his own life and work, and put him through his paces for two hours. It was the highlight of John's drumming career to this point. Aaron's comments about Johns abilities really encouraged him and built his confidence. Talked at length to Aaron about coming up and doing something with the young people in our community. He's totally into it. We'll get something scheduled soon. My big takeway: Aaron Gillespie is way more than just a great drummer, he's a mentor for young people, a teacher, and a minister. Great stuff!
Last night Leslie, Caitlin, John and I had dinner with my mentor and teacher Hal Mayer and his lovely and gracious (has to be to handle Hal) wife Sandy. Really love these guys and it was so great to have at least a couple of my kids meet someone who's been so instrumental in guiding my life and ministry. The food was great, but the company and the conversation was even better! Hal, totally missing his now 27 year-old and recently married daughter Ashley, took out all his daughter-missing angst on Caitlin. She didn't miss a beat, doling out physical and verbal abuse in a way only true friends can (and the way Hal truly deserves). Hal's a towering and imposing figure as you can see, but honestly, he was silly putty in Caitlin's hands.
Heading out in a few to pick up Hal's Jeep so me and Leslie and the kids can spend the day crusing around with the top down, and head to the beach. Later we'll have a relaxing dinner somewhere quiet as we rest up for Sunday's service at Church at the Bay, where Hal serves as Lead Pastor. Tomorrow is another big day as I'll have the opportunity to pray for the youth at CATB. Listen, for the second year in a row, these teens and their adult leaders, including Youth Pastor Hal Mayer IV (Hal's son and a great friend), will be sacrificing their Spring Break to drive to Enterprise, Alabama and work their tails off helping Crossroads minister to our community! This year it's carpentry, painting and cleaning as we construct a facility at the Annex for Highway 68! More on that later.
Love and peace to the the rest of our family, and the whole family of God at Crossroads! Thanks so much to all who wrote such encouraging comments to me over the last couple of days! Have a GREAT weekend and don't miss Pastor Matt Menedenhall as he shares in two services on Sunday morning at the College Cinema about HEAVEN! Gonna be great!!
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