Mission Partner Update - Charlottesville/Atcho Family Update
Dear friends,
Happy epiphany! In this season of the church year, we continue to reflect on Christ as the light of the world. Our church plant celebrated (celebration is one of our values!) this reality with a giant party and bonfire where we burned our Christmas trees.
Here's a photo of the celebration with our supporting church, Church of the Holy Cross.
MLK Day in Charlottesville
Abundant Life Ministries, which does Christian community development in ministry in a historically Black area of Charlottesville, invited me to give the keynote speech on MLK Day. Here's a video news report on the event if you want to get a feel for the context of Charlottesville.
Resurrection Update: Slow Growth is the Best Growth
Over the last few weeks, we have had three weeks in a row of over 90 worshippers on Sunday. This has been really encouraging as we try to build a solid foundation for this church to thrive and spread the gospel for years to come.
My favorite testimony about what God has been doing at Resurrection this winter is what one person said after church: "This is the first time in years I've been eager to come to church every Sunday."
Thank you for your prayers and support that are helping us in this mission.
Please pray that we grow in love for Christ, unity in Him, and mission to others in this new year.
Blessings,
Claude, Kelsey, Julian, Adrian, and Tatum
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