Mo Kids take over!

Hello there!

I hope that you are enjoying your week before Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as we can soon!

I am excited to announce that I officially have 3 days left at the Biloxi schools. My clients are now in good hands, we hired my replacement Friday. And, she is the one that I hand picked for my position. I am meeting with her tomorrow to introduce her to the kiddos. SO, I can leave for vacation now and not have any worries there. Awesome!

A couple of weeks ago our microwave caught on fire... yes really: sparks and small flames. I have NO idea how or why, Shaun did it! So, we purchased a new microwave. The really pretty chrome kind that you can cook a turkey in (if I ate meat with parts of course). Well.. a few days later our washer dies.. once again, I wasn't there: Shaun did it. So, Shaun purchased us a new washer and dryer. Check them out!

That's right: He went off the chain and did it up right! They even have a sanitizing mode and a steam mode! I never have to iron again! And all germs are incinerated! How sweet is that? When I began reading the instruction manual for the washer, it hit me. Man, what changed in my life that I am excited about appliances?!? Really? Am I that old? Or is it that I cherish different things now? 5 years ago it would have been designer clothes for myself. Now, it is appliances that will help me serve my husband to maintain our home. Wow! Proverbs 31 woman watch out! :-)

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On a different note, Mo Kids took over the service this past weekend. I think that it went really well. Casey lead worship. He did a great job and it was fun to work with him, and we did Mo Kids songs. The kids stood on the Mo Kids stage and sang and did the motions and yes I sang and did the motions with my Garth Brooks wantabe mic. You try singing harmony, jumping up and down and doing motions all while wearing heels in front of 400 people! Coolest part was the kids and even the parents did it in the crowd. Rock On Brave Ones!

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After worship, Jason and Casey did the memory verse and then I came out in my scientist costume and got into my "time machine" to see which time period we would rewind to. It was the 70's this week, so out I come in a black afro wig, solid gold dancer sunglasses and a smokin leather jacket. Mind you several teachers from my schools are in the audience(no pressure). We then show my toddler pict with me and my mom (Thanks Mom!) and then flash Big Dustin's pict from the 70's. Too funny. Dustin and I then taught on Paul's gratitude in Romans 16. You can listen to it on our website: http://www.mosaicchurchgulfcoast.com/. It is also available through podcast.

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It was a great weekend! At the end we announced that we are going forward to having 2 services beginning Dec 7th, a 9 and an 11. So, we did a push for Mo Kids volunteers. We HAVE to have 32 NEW and ACTIVE volunteers in order to do this. So far, it isn't looking good! Please be praying that God moves in the hearts of our people and they step out to serve. Our staff is actually praying and fasting this Friday specifically for the 32. Join with us! The more the merrier! I will be speaking briefly this week to the church to ask again for volunteers.

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I love the volunteers that serve with me now. They truly go above and beyond and love the kids! They were so kind to pray over me before the service this past weekend. I can not tell you how much of an impact their words and kindness made on me. What a blessing! They totally rock!

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We love you guys! And we will see you soon.

Jess and Shaun

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PS: TODAY is Preston's 1st birthday. Feel free to send me some chocolate cake! There isn't a bakery in Ocean Springs or Biloxi (I can't believe it either!) so no good bakery birthday cake for us!

Big News!

Hello Friends and Family!



I have big news that I am excited to share with all of you. Many of you know how busy our lives have been and what a roller coaster ride we are on. Mosaic has grown at an extremely unexpected and amazing rate! We are a part of something very special here. With that being said, the time has come for me to make a decision with my 2 full time jobs. The Church is at a place where we are ready for me to come on full time as the Children's Minister, additionally I will be taking on the counseling responsibilities at the church. We are also bringing our Worship Minister full time as well. My last day with the Biloxi schools as their Mental Health Counselor is November 21st. It is a very exciting time for me. I am excited and scared, joyful, and sad all at once.



I LOVE my job at school and I love seeing the children heal and grow. I also LOVE my job at the church and seeing children learn and build relationships. Shaun and I moved here for Mosaic. We moved here because God called us here for this time, for this purpose. We are stepping out of the boat and looking forward. Please be in prayer for me. Pray for protection, for wisdom, and for confidence. We have been facing a lot, please pray for Shaun, pray for Mosaic and our staff, and pray for the Met our sending church.



This weekend is a very big weekend for our church. Mo Kids will be taking place in the main service. Dustin and I will co-teach and the parents will be encouraged to worship and pray together as a family. We will also be announcing that we will begin having 2 services beginning December 6th. We will be asking people to step out and serve in Mo Kids. In order to have two services, we have to have more volunteers in Mo Kids. So, this is a BIG weekend! Please be in prayer for the service and for those that God has planned to come and help us.



We started our new series this past weekend. I am attaching pictures. The theme is attitude of gratitude, rewind and remind. We were down in numbers this weekend, but not down in spirit! Check out these pictures!

We love you guys and are excited to see what comes next. We will be home to Texas in 2 weeks! Yummmy Thanksgiving food!

Update

Sorry for the delay in posting, but it has been a CRAZY 2 weeks!

As promised, here are pictures of Shaun's event for the youth. We held the event 2 Sundays ago and 70 youth came! Because of the event, this Sunday we had 45 teens at Cross Culture. Good stuff! A little background for the pictures.... Shaun's mom mailed us this costume: thank you!!! Shaun and I were supposed to go downtown for Halloween as Dorothy and the Lion, complete with Sebastian in a basket. Well, no one else in our group wanted to dress up, so we didn't get to dress up on Halloween, but the event at Cross Culture was costumes optional. Shaun pretended to be "too cool" for a costume during the event. When all the kids had gathered together for skate races and for all the birthdays, Shaun came out in the costume. The Teens died laughing! So, here are the pictures of the skate party.

We have had a crazy week. Monday our microwave caught on fire, yes caught on fire! Thursday our washing machine went out and we had to register my car yesterday to Mississippi. Talk about money flying out the window! Good news is that we now have a really nice washer and dryer. But, it is a sad day in mudville people, the honda now sports a Mississippi license plate. A moment of silence please for this and the fact that a tag cost $450 for one year here in Mississippi!!! Yes, my Texas friends, that's right: for 1 year!!! Needless to say, we are holding out on Shaun's car as long as possible, so his still sports the Texas tag.

Our friend from the Met came down this past weekend and he lead worship for the main service. It was soo good to see him and meet his girlfriend Jade. Eric did a fantastic job and it made me realize just how blessed the Met is and how blessed we were to get to be a part of it and serve alongside Eric and Dustin. The church is maintaining the 400 number each week. The kids area usually floats around 100. Sometimes, a little more, it just depends. With those numbers, we are pretty much at capacity as far as having one service. And as far as me trying to balance all of this! Good news is that we are continuing to see new people each week and each week people are accepting Jesus.

We start a new series this week in Mo Kids. It is called Attitude of Gratitude: Rewind and Remind. The theme is time machine, so each week I play the part of a scientist who invented the machine and I go back to a different era: the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, etc. I am attaching the logo that my fabulous friend and side kick did for it. This series will get us through the month of November and then it is onto Christmas!!!

Please continue to pray for Mosaic and for the Staff. We have all been facing challenges and continue to try to balance everything. Also, please pray for our sending church, the Met, because of their faith, we are able to exist and serve here on the Coast.

We love you guys and can't wait to come home in 3 weeks to visit!

Love,

Jessica and Shaun