Mission House KC

I had the privilege of spending some time with Sam McCord this morning. He gave me a tour of an old house in Kansas City, Kansas, and then we had coffee and snacks at a nearby coffee shop. I'm inspired by Sam and the vision God has given him. He's launching a ministry this Fall that will host interns for 11 months at a time. The interns will focus on following Jesus and sharing Jesus with others, in the context of communal living. (Check out Acts 2:42-47 for a Biblical foundation for this type of ministry.)

Sam is in his mid-twenties, and he's stepping out in faith in a big way. Way to go, Sam! I hope the best for you. He's not that far removed from college himself, and there are tons of options for him to pick from, regarding what work he will do. But here he is, in the urban part of town, going for it. He's chosen a less convenient path, for the sake of making an eternal impact in people's lives. If you know of an 18-25 year-old follower of Jesus who might be interested in an intense discipleship and mission experience, in the context of urban Kansas City, Kansas, make a comment on this blog post, with your contact info. I'll make sure to pass it on to Sam.

Go Sam! Go Mission House!

Haiti Crisis Update from Jimmy Dodd

A very good friend of mine, Jimmy Dodd, has been blogging on the Haiti Crisis. He is currently on his 36th trip to Haiti, and has many solid ministry contacts and of course many great friendships in this grief-stricken nation. I encourage you to read his blog. We've posted all 15 of his updates thus far on The Sending Project website. Each one of them is worth reading. Let's keep Haiti and Haitians in our prayers, and let's go and serve there if we can.

Here's the link to Jimmy's Haiti Crisis Blog.

Gotta Love March Madness!

March Madness is here! And I have to admit it...I love it. It helps that my team, the Kansas Jayhawks are the number one seed in the tournament and have a great possibility of winning another national championship! Go Sherron! Go Cole! Go all you guys who make up this talented, deep, balanced, and well-coached team!

I've realized, however, that one of the main reasons I love March Madness is that it's a great time of hanging out with my parents. My dad and I have competed against each other in picking the winners of all the games for the last two years. Side note: He won in 2008, but I came back to win in 2009. So this is a big year...a tie breaker of sorts...although I know the opportunity to even it out will return next year.

My Dad (pictured above) and I have a lot of fun picking the winners, and then keeping track of who's ahead, and of course, who actually wins it all. (The loser takes the other one out to dinner.) We'll differ on various games, which makes it that much more interesting. But I'm pretty certain about one thing...both of us will be picking the Jayhawks to win every one of their games. Rock chalk!