I’ve really enjoyed watching my oldest son run track this past year. His God given energy has really been a blessing on the field as he’s won every 800 meter race he’s been in except for one and that was a close second. But in watching his school’s track meets, I’ve also been reminded of the 2008 Olympics where the US team lost the relay events because they were unable to successfully execute the hand off in the relay races. That time of passing the baton is so critical. As noted yesterday morning, we’ve come to that exciting time in the life of NHCC of passing the baton off to the next lead minister and all systems are a go! Our last day will be July 12th and the leadership team is already working through the process of securing the next lead minister for our church family. I firmly believe that the greatest days for New Horizons Christian Church are still to come.
Wow, how can we thank all of you enough? We have seen God do some amazing things through our young church and I know that He has even greater plans for the future. We love you all so much and will miss you deeply. But we know that God has had His hand on NHCC from its conception and will carry our church family forward. On our end, we are stepping out in faith toward a calling that has brewed in my heart for over 12 years to return to Texas for the ministry. When thinking about some early promptings, the call may have even been birthed earlier than that. I can’t explain it, but there is a divine call there which we must answer. The timing is funny as I left Texas 20 years in the fall of 89 with no intention to ever return. But sensing God’s call, we are now headed back that way knowing that God has something very specific in mind for us in advancing His Kingdom. As of 9:00 a.m. today, we don’t know exactly what that ministry is. We are exploring various options. There is the possibility of established works and also new works. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from four young men wanting to talk about a new plant in Dallas. We have a number of feelers out there and are trusting the Lord to “order our steps” in this process. We are leaning toward Dallas and a new work in that area, but will see how things develop over the next few months.
But what we do know for sure is that God has used you and us to be His church here in Rancho Cordova to be Salt and Light to a world of darkness. We have grown and loved each other. We have “done church together” and life is different because of that.
We are taking a few days of family vacation this week and will be back in the saddle on Monday as we transition the work into new leadership. We’ll keep you posted and we’re looking forward to see everything that God has in store for us. For now, keep reaching out on your end and we’ll see you Sunday.
Steve
