A Good Reminder

I had the privilege of visiting HMCC of Austin a couple weekends ago because my husband spoke for their Missions Week Sunday.   I say privilege because it was exactly that!  

Let’s back track 12 years or so…

October 1996 was when I attended my first ACCESS at HMCC of Ann Arbor as a freshman in college.  We filled the first two rows of Angell Hall, Auditorium B.  I eventually joined the Welcoming Team, which is when I gained this weird sense of ownership of the church and made it my personal mission to make every person feel like they belonged here in our house of worship (a.k.a. various school auditoriums).  Since those early days of HMCC of Ann Arbor, I’ve slowly forgotten that child-like excitement of seeing God bring in people one by one into our church community.

Back to 2009…

As I was standing at the back of the movie theatre in Austin, I saw three people praying together for the service—one brother on the Austin team, one brother who recently came to accept Christ as his Savior and one brother visiting from Michigan.  Everyone else was checking the sound, setting up the projector or welcoming at the entrance.  As opening worship began, I saw people trickling in one by one, and I sensed that child-like excitement once again.  By the end of opening worship, there were two completely filled rows in that theatre.  At that moment, I had a brief glimpse into my freshman year when HMCC of Ann Arbor was very similar to this picture I was seeing before my eyes.   I felt as if God was saying: Remember my FAITHFULNESS, POWER and SOVEREIGNTY.  God will do great things at HMCC of Austin, just as he has at HMCC of Ann Arbor.  

Thank you, God, for giving me the privilege to see what You’re doing in Austin!

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.  – Ephesians 3:20-21