Jason Robert Gilfillan was graciously sent by our Heavenly Father to Rob and Bre Ann Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at 6:23 p.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bellingham, WA. We're calling him Jase. When we came into see them Rob handed Marv, Natalie, Louise and me each a different colored tee-shirt with our new and official names on the front. Marv is Cappy. Nat is Ya Ya. Louise is Grandma and yours truly is Pops. Does Bre Ann knows how to lead a party or what??? They are already great at parenting: both attentive and not letting things overwhelm them.
As far as the church is concerned it's true, the Nursery is exploding with growth. May the Lord let all these kids become good friends and serve Him well as a group and individually.
When I was a kid God blessed me with a great family and church. So many of my pals were from the church we attended. I pray that God builds a whole new momentum from the youngest up where we see groups of kids, under the word of God, grow up and serve Him in the power of the Holy Spirit. Of my four best friends from childhood, two are worship pastors, one has been a seminary president, and one is a senior pastor. We went through the same children's ministry and heard outstanding preaching when we were growing up. We went to the same youth camps. While we left many children's workers in shock with our behavior and in disbelief about how we turned out, God was speaking to us all through our young lives. That's what I pray will happen here, all over again: not that one or two will love the Lord with all their hearts but that a whole group will be called to serve the purposes of God in their generation as well.
Although I'm already the happiest man on earth, thankful to our Father for this little boy, I'm also still expectant about what He has in mind and how He will use Jase and all his friends.
Pastor Bill
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