The Campbell Mosaic: March 2009

Hello All,

Shaun has a BIG birthday coming up. On Tuesday, the 24rth, Shaun will turn 30. Last night at Cross Culture, we suprised Shaun with cupcakes, a walker and this video. This kids loved it and Shaun was totally suprised.

Other news worthy of note. Mo Kids in the Main Service went fairly well this past weekend. You can hear the message that Dustin and I did on our church website: www.mosaicchurchgulfcoast.com. During worship, I did have one little girl fall off the stage while jumping, however, she was okay and got right back up and continued worship. What can I say, working with kids is always unpredictable.

Easter is quickly approaching and with that comes the need for more volunteers for Mo Kids as well as the launch of Celebrate Recovery and the Cares ministry. Mark your calendars for April 5th, Shaun will be up to bat and be preaching the main service while Dustin is in Texas preaching at Terry Chapman's church.

All of our Texas peeps are on spring break this week and we are jealous, kind of! Our Spring Break is the week before Easter. It is already fully spring time here on the Coast though. Allergies are in full force and the weather is B-E-A-UTIFUL!

Now all we have to do is get our beach body ready! We have been walking the 4 mile bridge that connects Ocean Springs to Biloxi and trying to watch what we eat, but southern food is a tough battle to fight! But we have a goal and we are moving forward. Mississippi is the fattest state in the nation and I can believe it!

I hope that all of you are doing well and enjoying the spring weather. Feel free to call us, ya know!

Love,

Jessica

Hello All;

So, it has been a little while since we updated. My bad!

Let's see what has been happening in the world of the Campbell's.

1. Earth shattering news....... Shaun has discovered a substitute for Taco Casa! What? Say it ain't so?!?! Yes, that's right people. Shaun has been wooed by a little place called Taco Sombrero. It has a similar mascot and decor, but the menu is more varied. They have chicken! Shaun has been there several times and has met the owner Lynn. And, yes, Shaun has had the Taco Casa discussion with Lynn. Lynn already knew of taco casa. The only drawback is that it is in Gulfport which is 15 minutes away.

2. Shaun preached. Shaun preached the main services a couple of weeks ago. You can listen to it on the website: http://www.mosaicchurchgulfcoast.com/. For those of you computerally challenged, I can mail you a copy for your listening pleasure. He did a great job and I am so proud of him!

3. Celebrate Recovery. Shaun, Dustin, Natalie, and myself attended the Leaders training for Celebrate Recovery last weekend. The founder, John Baker, from Saddleback Church in CA. was there speaking. It is amazing how God has used him and his hurts to help so many thousands heal. All he did was say yes when he was called on to share. We are very excited to launch this new ministry along with Divorce Care and Divorce Care for Kids. This ministry fits into the dna of Mosaic and the people we serve: Christ Centered and a Me, Too! philosophy. I am still praying for leaders, so please pray for them as well. I will actually be responsible for the Cares Ministry. This will encompass Celebrate Recovery, Divorce Care, and all Counseling needs in the church. There is not another church here on the coast that offers these programs for entire families, so this is huge! We launch the services on April 30th.

4. Mo Kids. Mosaic Kids continues to keep trucking. We are still in our Ready. Set. Go! series and we are actually taking over the Main service this weekend. So, kids will be sitting with their parents and the worship, teaching, and even communion will be done together as a family. And yes, all the energy that goes into Mo Kids will still be the same. It will be on the website as well. Two weeks ago 7 kids became Christ followers in Mo Kids. THAT is beyond awesome! THAT is why we do what we do and I am blown away by the fact that I can be a small piece of that. We are still short on the number of volunteers, but hope that this weekend will serve as a spring board to getting more people involved. And we are already gearing up for Easter and then... Mosaic Kids Extreme Week in July. Mark your calendars for July 13-17. I need 100 volunteers, so feel free to come and vacation and serve if you want. :-)

5. Cross Culture: Youth Group. Shaun is continuing his messages from the book of John with the youth group. The group is continuing to grow each week. There is a huge number of junior high kids who come which is good to develop and maintain a strong group. We had 47 kids last night. Thanks to our great friend from Texas, Word to P. Hammond, we have an awesome video to promote the mission trip that the youth will take in June. More to come on that soon....

6. House. Shaun and I have begun searching for a home to buy here in Mississip. Yep, we have resigned ourselves to the fact that we may be here for several years. We are good with that and look forward to seeing what happens. Our lease is up soon on this house, so in the next few months, we may be moving... again.

7. School. Shaun is still working away on his Masters at Liberty. He is pulling good grades and should graduate in a year or so. I am nearing the end of my road, but the end is the hardest. I am still seeking a place for my internship and a Supervisor. I have to land one by April 15th, so yikes!

I think that is all for now. We hope that some of you plan on road tripping soon to come and see us. I hope to have some pictures up soon of the services and our world.

Thank you for your prayer and support. We love you guys!
Jess

PS: Please be thinking of Shaun's Grannie. She had back surgery this week and we hate that we couldn't be there for that. We love you Grannie!