I received an email that brought great joy to all the staff this week. The Portaloo is now off hire and will be picked up shortly, because the toilets and water in the building are now all fully operational. Praise God!! I never thought I could get so excited about working toilets! But that is only the beginning of the good news I have to write about today. 

There are two other bigger announcements that you will want to read about...

OPENING SERVICE

The first is about our opening service. We have a date! The 28th of February. Cornerstone, our builders, have informed me that there is ample time for the wrap up of the certification process. There is always a very small chance the bureacratic process halts us, but it is highly unlikley. So we are pressing on by faith to open the church in two weeks time. Praise our great and mighty God! 

To prepare for the opening service there are a number of important points. This Sunday is our final service at QB, as the 21st of February will be online only. That gives the tech and worship team a weekend to setup and prepare. The next two Sundays are important services for these reasons:

• 14 February: This Sunday is our final service after fourteen years renting venues. In some ways it's like the moment on the bank of the Jordan river before the waters parted to crossover into the promised land. Rev Ian Hussey is our special guest to bring us a word for the occassion. We will also share around the Lord's table.

• 21 February: We would like to invite Connect groups to host watch parties for this service. This will be a special opportunity to share together in homes and pray for our opening service. If you would like to join a connect group, there is no better time to begin than the 21st of Feb. We are planning some interactive elements following the service especially for Connect groups. 

STUDENT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PASTOR

Following a long search, the church council are bringing a recommendation of a person to join the pastoral team as a student youth and young adults pastor. This will be shared first for approval at a members meeting on the 28th of February. We praise God for the timing of his plans coming together with the opening of the church. Members will recieve a bio of the applicant in their inbox prior to the meeting. If successful, the young man will begin in mid March at 3 days per week.

God is bringing everything together in his perfect time. We can be so full of joy and gratitude church. Let's get ready over the next two weeks to enter into all Jesus has for us. 

He has given me a new song to sing,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
    They will put their trust in the Lord (Ps 40:3).

God bless,

Marty