so yesterday, we opened our brand new facility. this wasn't our "official" grand opening... that'll happen this weekend. but we opened our doors yesterday for what we call a "soft" opening... and it was nothing short of incredible.
yesterday was our chance to make sure everything was ready. across the board, we have a lot of new systems in place. that happens when you go from portable to permanent. it was great to see them in action... not just on paper.
we have an amazing team of volunteers @ waters edge. some of the best i've ever had the privilege of serving with. yesterday was no exception. they've endured weeks of training in preparation for this move. they've put in a lot of hours and gone way above and beyond to make this happen. they've embraced these changes and these new systems with open arms... and they freakin' knocked it out of the park yesterday.
now... before you go thinking this was just a "test" sunday... think again. we baptized people in every single service yesterday. each one of them with a unique story of life-change. we had a TON of first-time guests. stu's talk was incredible. worship was great... the band was on a completely different level. we shattered the attendance record for a non-holiday. not too shabby for an unadvertised "soft" opening.
i can't wait to see what happens next weekend. we've got a huge celebration planned for saturday night, followed by four services on sunday. if you're anywhere near the peninsula... get your rear-end to waters edge this weekend. and bring somebody with you. they'll thank you.
I am proud to have the honor to be serving God at WEC! I cried, i laughed, I thoroughly enjoyed ALL aspects of the service! And as always, WeeWorld brought me so much joy! Hooray for the Grand Opening!
Posted by: Bethany | June 01, 2009 at 03:26 PM