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Can I just say that I love mission teams. 45 people from 6 churches are coming this week to help us! They are working on our building, passing out thousands of door hangers, serving and supporting us. I literally have no idea what we would do without them.

I spent the evening at Sam's Club buying all kinds of stuff for the building. We have our Certificate of Occupancy Inspection tomorrow. Please pray that we pass the inspection!

Marissa and I cleaned every bathroom and filled all the paper product/soap dispensers. She was such a trooper; never complaining and she even cleaned the urinals.

On the way home I said, "Marissa, how does it feel to start a church? Not many 8 year old girls get to start a church!" She said, "Exciting and scary!" Amen, Sister!

I gave invites to all my co-workers; please pray that they come. They are genuinely excited; hopefully they'll follow through on their excitement. One of my co-workers had questions like, "Do I have to wear a tie? Does Vince wear a robe? Do I need to bring shot records for my kids?" It reminded me how foreign the concept of church can be to people, and how important it is to put people at ease about attending church. Try to picture walking into a Buddhist Temple for services. What would you wear? Where would you go once inside the building? What would be expected of you; will people judge you? Will they have anything for your kids to do?

That's exactly how people feel about attending your church! So take some time and explain to them what's going to happen; give them a lot of details and let them ask questions. It'll make a world of a difference in that person's experience.

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