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How are you guys? I am so excited to see how this works. Have you guys had a great week? My week has been a roller coaster, but I must tell you I find myself in a good place today. Not sure why. Maybe it is the great weather, maybe it is doing my quiet time faithfully each day or maybe it is because I have people praying for me. Anyway, it is a good day.

Have you guys checked out the leavingegypt.com site yet? No excuses, there is a link at the bottom of the page. Check out the "share something" part and share something. I promise it is completely anonymous. How many of you have found yourself in a place that you feel that you will never overcome? It could be an addiction to something, it could be gossip, it could be not able to commit to a quiet time... whatever makes you feel powerless...Then this leads to discouragement. This is the enemies greatest weapon "discouragement". I have started to realize that there are people that just discourage me. Do you find this? I think that I am to minimize these people in my life. I know that there are these people all around and I cannot avoid them all....but I can make sure I add those people that encourage me and build me up each day too. It is important that I consciously balance this in my life. It is something I have realized just this week. Try it, let me know how it goes.

We have Easter coming up. I want to encourage you about this Good Friday service at 7p, entitled "Seven", you will not want to miss it. Mandy has helped to organize the visual and dramatic aspect of it. Mark and Ben are participating as well. Matt has written it. It will be an unforgettable night. There will be childcare for preschoolers. Drop off your preschooler at the preschool hall and then drive to the worship center entrance and enter this way, no questions, just do it. Ha! Invite someone to come, again, no pressure if they don't, let the Holy Spirit work that one out.

Also, those of you that have not gone through LifeJourney...the next step, try to make this a point in April. It is the second Sunday from 4-7p. As Beth and Brian have both said, "It is really great". Also men, if you want to play softball....sign ups are in the gym, $50.00, deadline April 1. I think typically the games are on Monday nights. Another opportunity to think about, which you may or may not know about. We have a prayer room ministry, called In Prayer. There is a room in the church that has prayer request cards filed alphabetically. We have people that sign up to come and pray in 30 minute time frames each week. Jeff has been a participant in the prayer ministry for a long time. If you have never done this, I encourage you to try it. It is 30 minutes and it will bless you. If you have a prayer request call the prayer room and leave a message at 824-0001 x.27 or fill out a prayer card located in all the literature racks and either put it in the offering plate on Sunday, put it in the prayer ministry mailbox in the mailroom, give it to a deacon, church leader or staff member and they can get it to the prayer room. You will be prayed for continually and also sometimes receive a note of encouragement from those that are praying for you. Watch for it at the ministry fair, which is Sunday, April 20, to sign up for a test run.

This is long enough. Hopefully these will be more frequent since it is easier. Any comments or suggestions, let me know. Don't forget to answer the poll questions, it too is anonymous. Love that! Hope you guys have a great rest of the week and weekend. See you on Sunday at 9am.
love, wendy