Turning Point All Stars has some New faces!

Great job, Fletch, Larry, Ryan along with some new faces to the Turning Point team Phil and Johhny! Sherry also did an excellent job of directing! Great job, team! You are investing in an amazing program that teaches kids in tough situations about how to handle their feelings in the context of the love of God. Way to go !

Summer Bugs Rockin' On!

This weekend's bug drama starring Kelly, Jacob, Cayla and Dalene (who also directed) was all about honesty. And honestly, it was awesome! Great job, team!

"The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful." Proverbs 12:22

Living Up to Her Name!

Join me in applauding Shannon on her excellent first serve in the media for 1st wed. ! Along with Shannon's character (named after her with the Hebrew meaning "God is Gracious"), we learned a great deal about the names of God, reverence for his sovereignty and multi-dimensional being, as well as a new set of thoughts that go along with the phrase "Oh my God." Her natural gift was captured beautifully in this great video produced by Elle White. And I'm personally so glad God was gracious enough to bring her to our team. Awesome job, Shannon and Elle!

Teach me your way, O LORD,

and I will walk in your truth;

give me an undivided heart,

that I may fear your name.
I will praise you,

O Lord my God, with all my heart;

I will glorify your name forever.

Psalm 86: 11-12

Great Weekend Upstairs and Down!

What a great weekend with "Coffee Conversations" upstairs and "Buggliacci" downstairs in the Penguin room. Great job, Paul, Dave, Julie, Dalene, Diane, Leslie B., Billie, Sissy, Leslie K., Ryan and Phil! Way to go, team!

More pics here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurengb4/June2728drama#

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurengb4/June2809drama#

Celebrating Together!

In a time of plenty of bad news, our pal Chip got some good news worth sharing! He is taking a new job that won't take him away from us or his family any more than his current job but that will give him a significant raise, in fact a raise double what he originally thought it would be! So happy for Chip and his family! Let's celebrate and thank God for this blessing together!

"Shared Joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow." Swedish Proverb

What a Meeting!

You missed an incredible meeting! We got a sneak preview of the drama called "Buggliaci" that will debut in the Penguin Room this weekend, talked about some upcoming elements and series, heard an AMAZING monolog by Fletch about identity, and laughed, cried, and prayed together. If you ask anyone who attended, there will be no denial of the presence of God throughout the course of the night. We had too many "concidences" to deny the Holy Spirit at work in our lives and our relationships to each other. Sad for those of you who missed it, but excited about the fall when we'll have more chances to meet and experience God together with more able to come!

Here's what's coming this weekend:
Penguin Room: Phil is directing Leslie K, Ryan, and Diane and her three girls Sissy, Billie and Leslie in the bug drama called "Bugliacci" that teaches the kids about the dangers of gossip.
Main stage: Dalene is directing Paul, Dave, Julie and I in "Coffee Conversations" that we all collaborated on writing based on our monologs from the last meeting and life experience.




Important dates coming up:
Please Note: The Creative Arts picnic has been moved from July 17th to August 7th. Unfortunately, this is the only time all year I’ll be out of town for a family reunion, so I won’t be able to be there now that the date is changed. So we will not have any meetings or get together’s in July. However, we will have our own Drama Team Fall Kickoff party (pic from last year above) once again in my back yard on Friday August 28th at 7pm. More details coming soon!

Turning Point All Stars Still Turning!

Luke Richey, Ryan Lutz and Brad Miller did a great job tonight in a drama for the Turning Point All-stars kids. A great lesson on how God takes care of us no matter what our circumstances...hmmm, sounds a little familiar...Andy Stanley? : ) Great job, team!