Prestonwood North Excitement

It’s truly exhilarating to be around kids—especially when they’re excited about God’s Word! Today I was able to spend some time at Vacation Bible School at Prestonwood North, our second campus. Man, kids make you feel young. I had a great time and even wore my Chuck’s, you know, Converse All Stars. I used to wear them back in the 50s—but they’re back, and I love wearing them...In fact, I bought a pair for my grandson, Ian, and he digs them, too!

Anyway, back to VBS...In June, we had more than 4,600 kids at VBS at our Plano location. This week, we hosted our very first VBS in our new facility at Prestonwood North and 700 came! These children, ages 3 through 6, come from all over the 380 Corridor, one of the fastest growing areas in our region. There are so many young families here in Prosper, Celina, Little Elm, McKinney and so on. Many of these families have never had someone explain the saving grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to them. That’s why God led us to this northern region when He placed on our hearts a second location.

And I’ve got to say, I am absolutely amazed at all that God is doing through Prestonwood North. Just this year we’ve baptized nearly 150 people! And new families are joining our church and our Bible Fellowships each week. Our Student Ministry is doing a great job of reaching teens and keeping them grounded in the Word, at a cool hangout like The Warehouse.

I’m grateful for our staff and the leadership of our Campus Pastor Marc Rylander. God has great things planned for our church family here and we can’t wait to experience it. This week, it was through VBS ... 39 children made decisions to follow Christ ... two made decisions for baptism ... and 8 rededicated their lives to Christ. And these precious children gave nearly $4,400 to the missions offering.

What a blessing ... and this is only the beginning! We’re taking big bold steps (some of us in our Chuck’s) as God guides us in serving this thriving region.