I started the week in Rome, GA with Mandy for a Shepherd's Care Retreat at Winshape Retreat Center on the campus of Berry College. It is a phenomenal place. I kept feeling as though I was walking through the set of the movie "The Village". Winshape is leased by Truett Cathy (the owner of Chick-fil-a) from the college and is situated on a hillside in the middle of 26,000 acres. Be sure and browse their website http://www.winshape.com/ as I fully intend to begin an attempt to schedule some time there for HPC's Lead Team. We'll see if we can make it happen...
We left Rome on Tuesday at lunch in order to be with Bishop Smith at The River in Nashville later that evening. Billy Wilson was finishing out his 4-service revival and we sincerely had a great time. However, the prayer gathering in the Green Room after the service may have been even more significant for Mandy and I, as Billy declared a word over our life. I have to say that there are few places on earth like, The River. God has truly blessed Nashville with a wonderful church. The River is rising!
While there I did have a very unique experience... Jared Harrison a member of the praise band, and a songwriter in Nashville, shared a song with me he has written from inspiration he received via a message I preached at The River last year. Its a very good song. I really like the style and sound of it. He's a very talented guy who also provided the vocals for the demo track. (I tried to upload a link to the song unsuccessfully. So, look for it in a later post.)
We finished our journey on Wednesday in Louisville with an architectural meeting regarding the new facility. I was given a sketch of the front elevation which has been tweeked a bit from the 3-D rendering everyone has seen and it looks better than ever. I'm getting more excited every day!
Tonight I will continue our new series 'Rise Up!' I will be talking about 3 specific people surrounding you that you should never overlook as you "Rise Up!"
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