NOTE FROM MARK
Friends, what a year 2025 was. As you will read in the report, there's so much that we can celebrate of God's faithfulness and provision. 2025, for me personally, was a combination of three things: letting go, trusting God, and leaning in. There were so many changes and challenges which happened that were out of my control and removed any illusion of me being in charge. It was like God was prying my fingers off so many areas of life. Letting God can be painful but as my hands opened, I learned to trust God more. To trust God in the process, trust God in the messiness, and trust God when things didn't go as planned. One of my dad’s favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” Trusting God is a journey and not a destination, and as I have learned again to trust God, it has helped me to lean into right where God has positioned me. We can often think to ourselves or daydream about a different life that is not our own, when in reality, the life you have is the only one you have been given by God. When we disengage, we miss how God is working in and around our lives. But when we lean in, we will see the works of God. So, as we reflect on 2025, my prayer for you is to remember and celebrate all God has done, let go of things out of your control, trust God, and lean in for all God has for us in 2026.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark
P.S. Make sure to make it to the end of the report to see where we are headed this year.
Friends, what a year 2025 was. As you will read in the report, there's so much that we can celebrate of God's faithfulness and provision. 2025, for me personally, was a combination of three things: letting go, trusting God, and leaning in. There were so many changes and challenges which happened that were out of my control and removed any illusion of me being in charge. It was like God was prying my fingers off so many areas of life. Letting God can be painful but as my hands opened, I learned to trust God more. To trust God in the process, trust God in the messiness, and trust God when things didn't go as planned. One of my dad’s favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” Trusting God is a journey and not a destination, and as I have learned again to trust God, it has helped me to lean into right where God has positioned me. We can often think to ourselves or daydream about a different life that is not our own, when in reality, the life you have is the only one you have been given by God. When we disengage, we miss how God is working in and around our lives. But when we lean in, we will see the works of God. So, as we reflect on 2025, my prayer for you is to remember and celebrate all God has done, let go of things out of your control, trust God, and lean in for all God has for us in 2026.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark
P.S. Make sure to make it to the end of the report to see where we are headed this year.