THE VIEW BLOG
Weekly Updates and Musings from Our Pastor & Director of Program Ministries
Rise Against Hunger Event
Dear Church Family,
On average, a cruise ship will serve from 8,000 to 10,000 meals per day. To make all of that happen, they require about 400 crew members. That’s impressive!
However, this Sunday is the day St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea is going to best the cruise ship industry! After worship, about 100 dedicated people from the church are going to create 16,000 meals. And we’ll do it all in about 90 minutes! Now that is impressive!
Mountain Top Experiences
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. --Luke 2:51
Dear Church Family,
I know this is a strange text to begin my article with, but stick with me, and I’ll explain. It’s from the only story we have about Jesus’ childhood, and it’s found in Luke chapter two. Jesus was 12 years old, and he went the temple in Jerusalem with his parents. When they began the long journey home to Nazareth, he stayed behind to listen and ask questions of the rabbis. His parents thought he was with the group only to discover after three days that they had left him behind. They quickly returned to the temple to find him and bring him home.
Our Mexico Missions Trip Team Heads Out
When I opened the office door an hour ago at 7:45am, the office was dark, relatively quiet, and a little cold. I turned on the heat and lights (which, when I thought about it, is sort of a modern miracle). It’s pouring outside and there is a downspout near my office that makes it sound even more like a deluge than it is.
Pastor Karl arrived around 8:15am and began to pack up his truck. He had a lot of nervous energy because there are 50+ people arriving soon to gather before they trundle off to Ensenada, this time in the rain.