The Crossing has Launched

The Crossing has Launched. After 4 preview services (averaging 74 in attendance), last Sunday's launch service saw 101 folks gather at Bill Brown Elementary (68 in auditorium and 33 kids & adult leaders in Crossing Kids).

Praise the Lord for...

• 3 Baptisms during the pre-launch period
• 1 inquiry about what it means to follow Christ at the Launch
• 1 inquiry about baptism as the launch
• 8 new families that had not attended a preview service or connection group
• 2 famililes willing to help in areas of service
• positive responses from all in our follow up -they all enthusiastically say they will be back
• appears that better that 80% who have attended are unchurched
• Set Up, Take Down, Greeting, and Hospitality Teams beginning to take shape
• A start on Kids' Team and Tech Team
• 2 Connection Groups meeting weekly with an average of 20 folks-but 39 total who come at one time or another.

Prayer Needs...

• Still in Need of as many Music Missionaries for a Day as we can get (no worship team except Marty so far-we bring in help!)
• Still in need of a few Kids' Team and Tech Team Missionaries for a Day
• Stewardship -Since almost all are unchurched giving is still way behind the need -there were 3 regular budget offering checks Sunday and they were the pastors and outside guests who support. The rest was $42 in cash. We are praying for and believing God that folks will begin to give even this Sunday.
• Follow Up. We are in contact with all the folks who are new and praying that they would understand what it means to follow Jesus and receive him.

A Thank You Note to Church Starting

I would like to take this opportunity to Thank ya'll for all of the funding support ya'll have shared with Heaven Bound Cowboy Church.Ya'll have allowed us to heat and cool our facilities with your generous giving.I pray that our partnership will continue to grow In Our lord Jesus Christ.May the Lord Bless you and May the Lord Keep you.

-In His ServicePastor Chris Donaho

West of the Pecos Cowboy Church

GOD REALLY BLESSED US SUNDAY WITH A COMBINED WORSHIP WITH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. DESERT REGIN LEAD THE PRAISE TEAM WORSHIP BOTH MORNING AND EVENING. WE HAD 135 IN MORNING AND 72 IN THE EVENING WORSHIP. PASTOR RICHARD RAY DID OPENING PRAYER AND BLESSING ON THE CHURCH. SATURDAY NIGHT MARO GONZALES , GREER WILLIS AND I WENT OUT TO CHURCH NEW SITE OF CHURCH. AT THIS TIME GREER GAVE A PRAYER OF BLESSING ON THE NEW CHURCH. THEY HAVE PUT THE DRIVE WAY ON THE LAND. LINDA AND I PLAN TO BUY A MOBILE HOME AND PUT OUT ON THE LAND TO LIVE IN. GOD HAS BLESSED US SO MUCH IN A SHORT TIME. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH $600.00 MORE GIVING US $11,000.00 FOR NEW CHURCH BUILDING. THE CELBRATE RECOVERY GROUP IS GOING GREAT. WE HAVE ANOTHER LICENSED COUNSELOR JOING OUR GROUP GIVING US 2. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ALSO START A GROUP FOR WEIGHT LOSS. LINDA AND I ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE 7 PEOPLE WANTING TO GET INVOLVED AT THIS TIME. GOD IS BLESSING THIS MINISTRY SO MUCH. GOD HAS ALSO BLESSED US WITH THE GREATEST MOTHER CHURCH WE ARE ONE IN HIM LOVE RICK DERRICK PASTOR OF WEST OF THE PECOS COWBOY CHURCH