Today

Today has been a pretty difficult day for Cyndi and I. After much prayer and a lot of seeking wisdom from God's Word, as well as wisdom from those Christians who are influential in our lives, Cyndi and I have resigned from Coastal Community Church. Here is the resignation letter I presented to Chris Rollins-the Sr. Pastor.

February 26, 2008

Dear Pastor Chris Rollins,

Serving at Coastal Community Church has been a wonderful experience. I could not ask for a better group of believers to be joined with. As a result I have grown in many ways here and will always treasure the opportunities provided for me by Coastal.

I am writing you to officially inform you of my intent to resign as Youth Pastor from Coastal Community Church effective Sunday, March 9, 2008.

I will be pursuing my passion for missions and desires to reach students in the process on a global setting. While I will miss my friends and partners in ministry here at Coastal, I feel that it is time for a new challenge and experience.

Once again thank you for the opportunity

Best Wishes,

Jeremiah J. Brown

-So where do Cyndi and I go from here? Well, we are staying in Charleston as of right now. I have a few opportunities to serve with missions specifically in Jamaica as well as the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. And so we are in the beginning stages of that-which also means we will begin raising a team of financial and prayer supporters. One thing that I will also be doing is traveling and speaking at churches, camps, retreats, etc. to share the Gospel and mission of Jesus ,to help with this endeavor. If you or your church would like to have me come and speak, or would like to join our team, please let me know!

More exciting news and updates coming soon.

Snap Back to Reality

Okay, so here I am back in the blogging world after a short break.

What did I do on my break?  I've been doing a lot of praying.  And what did I do after I prayed?  I prayed some more.

Seriously, this week has been such an awesome week.  God has been speaking to me in many ways and I am excited as to what He holds for Cyndi and I.

I've been reading in the Book of Acts and been learning a ton but more on that in a bit.

Well, I just wanted to get back to posting and just say hey all!  By the way NUMBER 70!!!  I am going to through a huge celebration when we hit blog post number 100!

More to come on my thoughts and happenings tomorrow night!

Where'd Ya Go?

Seems to be the question in my blog world and so I thought I would post real quick.

Things have been absolutely crazy down here in Charleston with Cyndi and I.  Cyndi's parents were here this past weekend but so were our friends John Engler and Jamie Haag all the way from Midland, Michigan! 

We had a great time with all of them and that is why I haven't been posting a lot of this weekend.

I have also decided that I am taking about a week or so break from blogging just to work on a few extra things, but I promise that by Friday February 29, 2008....I will have another post!

See you all soon!

Valentines Day

Well, I'm sure you have heard it a million times today...Happy Valentines Day.

Typically, I haven't really celebrated Valentines Day and I haven't really went into a whole lot of details why.  However, since being with Cyndi I have found reason to celebrate Valentines every day.  

Valentines Day is one of those days in which we are reminded to celebrate and romance the ones we love.  But I personally believe that is everyday for me.  Everyday I wake up and I make sure I tell Cyndi, that I love her.  Every time I talk to her on the phone (whether or not I've just been with her) I tell her I love you.  You see I make a commitment everyday to tell everyone valuable in my life that  I love them.  But it doesn't just stop there.  Love is pointless if there is no action.  I believe the old dcTalk hymn "Love is a Verb."  A verb is a word that describes an action...so everyday I make my actions prove that I love Cyndi, my family, and my friends.  

So remember this Valentines Day, it isn't about the flowers, the chocolates, or even the gifts...it's the little things that matter, the everyday actions that prove that you truly love someone.

Monday Morning Mind Dump (okay Monday afternoon)

Normally, I try to post my thoughts about Sunday on Monday Mornings but I had to go to Columbia this morning for a Jr. High Camp meeting!

Let me just say CAMP is going to be awesome this year!

So back to my thoughts from last night:

• The challenge has been issued to both Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers...If you can get 15 Middle Schoolers coming to WAVES student ministry on a regular basis (we say 3 weeks in a row) we will throw a party for you guys...in which you will get to shave Andy's hair and we will be coloring my hair any color of your choice.   High Schoolers, the challenge is similar, yet the reward is different.  15 High Schoolers coming on a regular basis (3 weeks too) a lucky individual and 3 of his/her friends will be heading out for a night on the town, including awesome transportation, a great dinner, and fun entertainment.
• We kicked off a series on the topic of sex...very very very uncomfortable for me!  However, the series started off well and is going to be a great series...this will challenge all of our students to hear God's Word on this important subject.
• The game we played was amazing...I never knew water could shoot that far from a straw (thanks Josh B.)
• My throat still hurts a bit from speaking last night.
• I am excited about the surprise we have for the students next Sunday!
• I'm really wanting to do some very creative extravagant things, and I actually think our next couple of series will show just how creative we can be!

Well, thats about it for now...going to go and start making some plans for Spring Break :)