New Life (literally!)

Hey all! Pastor Phill here, and I want to welcome you to the new norm - blogging weekly. Well, that's my goal at least, we'll see how I do. :-)

There is new life just springing up all over! For those of you that don't know, I am taking over as Campus Pastor after Pastor Garrett moved on to plant another church, and I couldn't be more stoked! Emily, my wife, and I have a burning passion for the area of Maple Valley / Covington, and we simply cannot wait to dive in! We have huge plans for this coming summer / fall, including barbeques, worship nights, small groups, serve days, and so so much more. Our heart is to get out in the community and get into areas that Christians aren't. After all, it's not the healthy that need a hospital, it's the sick, and it's those that hurt and need God that my heart burns for.

This fall is going to be an amazing time to watch God work through our small campus to make a HUGE impact on this community; I'm completely humbled, and absolutely stoked!

But wait, there's more! That's right, just like any good infomercial, I couldn't end with just one amazing thing.

As of one week ago, I am now officially a daddy. That's right, our very first child - Isaiah Jacob Christiansen - was welcomed into this world, all 20 inches and 9 pounds of him. We are just smitten with this little guy, and simply cannot express into words how much love we have for him. I have SO much more appreciation for God as my Father after experiencing just this little part of fatherhood. It's a journey, but one I'm so blessed to be a part of.

So, there is New Life (yes, puns intended) springing up all over the place! Won't you join us in this journey called life? We meet on Sundays at 9:15 and 11, and would love to see you there. If you've been coming for any length of time and want to get involved, shoot me an email and I'll get you connected right away. Don't forget, the harvest is plentiful and the workers are few. Let's band together to turn this town upside down for Jesus!

God bless you all.

Phill Christiansen