Blast from the Past!

This is an old video of Erik we did in 2004 for a series our church was doing. Well, we're doing the series again so it's time to blow the dust off and re-run it!

Happy Birthday, Wil!!

Wil turns 6 today! He is having the party this Sunday. We will post some pictures later next week. In the meantime, it's not to late to send a card or make a quick phone call or email.

Wil Dancing

Heres a cute video of Wil dancing. Erik took this on his camera.

Whitney is a video star!

Whitney acted and did the voice-over for one of our videos at our church. It is to promote a series we are doing on the book of Proverbs. She did an awesome job! Check it out!

Chicago Update

It's about 16 hours till I (Erik) get on a plane to Chicago with my youth group for a mission trip. Everyone please pray for me while I'm gone. Thank you all so much for your support!

Chicago Update

Well, I (Erik) now have $535 toward my Chicago mission trip in Aug. That's 35 dollars more than i need! Any money i get toward this trip now will be used to pay for Bibles in Chicago. Thank You guys so much for your support!

Me 'n' My MINI

Well, I'm finally getting around to posting some pics of my Mini Cooper that Cheryl gave me for Christmas. What a wife! I went to Africa on a mission trip last December and she surprised me at the airport when I got back into town. It's sweet! I love it. But the thing I love best is that it reminds me of what an awesome wife I have every time I drive it.

Chicago Mission Trip

Hey everyone, For those of you who are supporting me (Erik) for my mission trip to Chicago, I have posted a video recapping our youth group's trip to Chicago from last year. I apologise for the poor quality of the video. It was thrown together by one of our youth leaders in about 5 hours which is a very short time to edit a video. The Video only really shows a fourth of our activity from last years trip because the rest was so awesome no one wanted to pick up the camera. lol! But it should give you an idea of what we will be doing this year and where your money and prayer support is going.

Thank You guys for your support, I currently have $440 toward my trip, only $60 more to go! Anything raised above that will be invested into the lives of the people and ministries in Chicago. Also if you would like to know more about our church partner in Chicago, here is the link to thier website: http://www.cornerstoneofchicago.com/ Thanks to all of you again.

Catching Up...

I realize for many of our friends and family, it's been a while since you have seen us or had a chance to talk. So I thought it would be a good idea to catch everybody up all at once via the modern miracle of the internet. Here's what's been going on with us the past year or so...

I am still working at Hope Baptist Church as the Creative Arts Director. That's a fancy title but mostly I do video production and the occasional drama. If you want check out some of the videos and skits I've written,directed and produced you can click here. I also play drums in the praise band along with my son, Erik, who also plays in the student praise band. He is an excellent drummer, much better at his age (15) than I was. Erik is working on guitar and will be quite the musical tour de force by the time he's an adult.

Cheryl is still a nurse,working at Southern Hills Hospital here in Las Vegas in the mother/baby unit. She is much loved by all her peers and has had a lot of opportunities to share the gospel with her co-workers there. She also leads a ladies' prayer group every Monday morning. She home schools all three of the kids; Erik is in 10th grade, Whitney is in 5th and Wil is in preschool. Somehow in all this she finds the time to look amazing!! She has lost over 30 pounds this past year and she is even more beautiful than when we first met.

We are involved in a small group fellowship every Friday night with 5 other families and having a great time. We also make time for a lunch date together every Friday. We have discovered the joys of sushi and can't get enough! Our favorite is a thing called Touchdown at a little place called Sushi Bay in Henderson. We had it just today, in fact. As Wil would say,"It's dang it good!"

Erik, as I said, is an accomplished musician already at 15. He is very involved in our student ministry here at Hope Baptist and volunteers in the preschool area. He feels strongly that God has called him to work with that age group. He is also a paid child care worker here and a sought-after babysitter. We are very proud of Erik. He is a godly young man with hunger to know God and a strong moral compass. Plus the dude is funny!! Man, he cracks me up.

Whitney is so incredibly beautiful, it's scary. Of course with a mom like Cheryl what would you expect? She is a talented artist and the wall of my office is covered with her artwork. I call it the Wall of Whitney. She is my encourager. If the whole world turned against me, Whit would be there with a hug, telling me she loves me. I absolutely adore her. And she has an amazing sense of humor. She can do a wide variety of funny voices and faces that keep us all in stitches. But Whit's biggest passion is for animals. Her heart's desire is to work with wildlife. We are trying to encourage her in that and to help her find a way to use it to point people to Jesus.


Wil is amazing! What a hilarious little guy! He has a remarkable vocabulary for his age (5) and a solid grasp of abstract concepts. His little heart beats for superheroes, Star Wars and video games. He dresses up in his Batman and Fantastic Four costumes and plays superhero around the house. Every night I read him a comic book, strictly the classics: Spiderman, Fantastic Four, old Batman, Justice League, and Superman. What can I say? I'm raising him right.

We are very happy here in Vegas. I know that sounds strange -- heck, it seems weird to me and I've lived here for four and a half years now! -- but God is up to something here. There is a real sense at the church that He is moving and doing a unique work in this area. And it's cool to be in the middle of it. My kids are getting to see Him do amazing things and change peoples lives all around them. As much as I love the South and miss Georgia, I'm very glad to be where I am.

Well, that's it for now. I'll tell you more when I get the chance. I want to show you what my wife got me for Christmas. It's SWEET!! Next time...

Welcome to our blog!

Hello to all our family and friends across the country!

Thank you for coming to check out this blog. The whole idea behind it was to stay in touch with all of you who love us so much and have invested so greatly in our family. We want to be able to share all the triumphs and tragedies, hopes and hurts, birthday parties and pet funerals with you even though thousands of miles may separate us. please feel free to add your comments. And check in frequently because life moves fast out here in Vegas! We are in the middle of an amazing God-thing and He is calling us up into a Great Adventure where each chapter is more awesome than the one before.

Thank you all for your prayers and your encouragement. And please, please, please don't forget to come visit us. We miss you guys!