In the midst of a busy week, one word seems to dominate my mind…

Gratitude! I am grateful for so much, but here are a couple recent blessings at the forefront of my thoughts.

Mike Linch and NorthStar Church - God has used this man and these people in my life and the life of Freedom in a HUGE way! In a meeting with Mike late last week, he told me that they were going to help financially support FC. Talk about being Kingdom minded! We are only 4 miles away - but together we can accomplish more than we could alone! Mike gets it and I am honored to know him!

Michael Lukaszewski and Oak Leaf Church - Michael has decided that as part of their Gift Offering this year, they are going to help FC as well. These guys have been a huge resource and a model of generosity and Kingdom mindedness. God is doing great things in Cartersville and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from the type of leaders that they have on their staff. Thank you!!!

The people of Freedom Church…I will write more later, but you have officially blown me away!

BikesorBust was a ton of fun, but it was a ton of work as well. THANK YOU to all the people who made it happen…

Craig, Teri, Maddi, and Kelsianne Regan
Rick and Shiree Goss
Carl Bargsley - for always fixing our power when we seemed to break it!
Tyler Orr
Chris and Sharon Williams
Zach and Jessi Brown
Jason Coobs
Ian Schneider (I would link to him, but he never updates! Hint, Hint)
Joni Lollis
Rick Crosby
Mayor Tommy Allegood
Devin Lee
MaryBeth Lawler
Corey and Jenn Tutor
Justin and Dawn Boye (Same update thing with Justin - Hint, Hint)
Eric Crosby
Blake and Emily Goss
TODD LOLLIS (He organized the entire event, the volunteers, etc. - GREAT JOB)

Those who purchased bikes, hung out at the lift site, braved their life on the lift, did shifts at Wal-Mart, sent press releases, made phone calls, sent emails, delivered food, etc., etc….thank you! You modeled Generosity to this great community! Keep it coming!

Got an email from the Dean of Student Life at North Cobb Christian, Megan Strange…

Hey J.R.
Just thought you might be interested to know that last night, our 36 high schoolers and 6 staff raised $367.66 to buy at least 7 bikes for Bikes or Bust. Thanks for the opportunity to give. Our kids are really excited about this! We’ll buy the bikes on Tuesday.
Have a GREAT weekend!

That is awesome! I know we already have at least 15 bikes so far and we haven’t even made it to the lift! We might be able to impact a TON of families!