For the past several weeks, I’ve been counting down to today’s lunch.  I played it out in my head a million times, and I have to say today was so much more amazing than I imagined.  Today, some of our staff had the honor of having lunch with 20 of the most influential people in Pickens County.  Not only are they influential, but I watched them talk about their genuine love for the kids and the families they come in contact with every single day.  I wish you could have been in the room.  Any guesses on who we had lunch with?
 

I had lunch today with a church planter, someone who is interested in beginning a new work in the Upstate.  It was great to hear his vision and passion, his desire to be obedient with his life and to be willing to go wherever God calls.  I am learning to value these times and it doesn’t seem like too long ago, I was sitting on his side of the table with the same hopes and dreams