Random Thoughts and Updates

Okay so we've been busy not only in the Brown household but also at LifeGate Church.

Here are just a few randoms and updates:

• We keep seeing more and more new faces at LifeGate...God is doing something BIG and we're gonna bust some major barriers real soon.
• Doing a series at church called The Blessed Life. I'm being blown away by it. GREAT REMINDER that our money is not ours, everything we have is God's and He allows us to use it, but He does require 10% back to Him.
• Spent some time at KY prayer focus group this week. Pastor Larry Stockstill was there and blew me away!
• Micaiah is 9 months old and completely mobile, will probably be walking soon and eating table foods...where has the time gone.
• Classes are going GREAT. Being challenged deeply but loving it.
• My friends the Nelms' are in the country (they are missionaries in Nicaragua) and coming to visit us soon!
• Been trying to figure out some fundraising for LifeGate and for a trip I'm taking to Jamaica in January
• My wife turned 26 this month. By the way she is such an encourager!!!
• Finally, God has been turning my world upside down with such a passion for people's lives to be radically changed for Jesus. Not only those who are far from God, but those who may have forgotten about His calling on their lives!!

I love what God is doing!!!

Sooner than you think

One of my favorite times of year is the month from Thanksgiving to Christmas. This is a time where I can't get enough of my family, some traditions, and the opportunity to reflect. This year I'm a little more giddy, I guess you would say, about Christmas. It will be Micaiah's first and Cyndi and mine first as parents.

We've decided to continue some of our families traditions like opening one gift on Christmas Eve (which is always PJ's...that is Cyndi's family), and we will be going to the Sunshine state for a few days (that comes from my side). We've also decided to create some of our own traditions. By the way, I'm going to go nuts decorating our house! But in case you are wondering there is

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til Christmas!!!

Pumpkin Patch

This week we took Micaiah to his very first experience at a pumpkin patch.

Thanks Ashley and Jamie for getting us out to the orchard!!!

Finals

This week I've been working to complete my first quarter as a full time student (once again). I've been working towards my Master of Divinity and this week is finals. So my plan is to finish this week strong and be back to the blogging world next week.

I've enjoyed being in seminary and am really striving towards excellence. My goal is to finish with a 4.0 and if this quarter is any indication of what is to come, I'm on track for that goal!

Dreams

As a kid I used to have some of the craziest dreams. Dreams sometimes can seem so real!

The other night I had one of those vivid dreams that ended up, not only waking up Cyndi, but me as well. So what did I dream? I dreamt that I was fighting demons. That's right Jeremiah the Demon Slayer! I was running around, in my dream, proclaiming the name of Jesus and fighting off these demons. I guess my proclaiming the name of Jesus got a little loud in real life because I woke Cyndi up.

The next morning when I awoke, I was reminded that every day we are fighting off demons. We are in a battle and it is important to be prepared!!