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I wasn’t here this morning when the UPS driver came with our latest shipment of Lifetree materials, but I’m told he understands how excited I am.  ”Jeremy’s going to be happy to see these”, he told our church administrator.  I don’t know if that’s really cool, or really sad.

Either way, he was right.  Four boxes today, all containing signage and marketing materials for Lifetree.  There were two I was especially excited for.  One was our lighted window sign.  (See pictures below.)  The other was our custom-designed stand-up display that will be used to advertise Lifetree in our church.  This isn’t an item on any Lifetree materials order form.  I saw one of these displays at the Lifetree offices in Colorado, and begged until they sent me the artwork.  Better than that, Brandon, Lifetree’s art designer, customized the artwork for us.  And he did a great job!

Fun packages aside, this is a very exciting week for the Lifetree Cafe project in Pikeville.  Exciting, and crucial.  That’s why I’m asking for some very specific prayer from anyone who happens to come across this post this week.

On Thursday, our leadership team will be meeting with the Dean of Students at Pikeville College.  Our hope and prayer is that we come out of this meeting with a solid location for our cafe on Pikeville College’s campus!  I’ve met with the Dean once already, and he has been very receptive to the idea so far.  Our biggest obstacle at this point is finding a location that is suitable (or can be made suitable) for the cafe space.

I have to praise God for all He has done to lay the groundwork for this Lifetree.  I cannot imagine how the leaders of the campus community could be more receptive and open to our ideas and efforts to bring a ministry to their college.  The level of cooperation and support has been nothing short of miraculous.  It is as if God has put us all on the same page far in advance of our meetings in person.  There is no doubt in my mind that He is in control, and will make this ministry a success for His glory.

All that said, please be in prayer this week that this hurdle can be cleared, and we will end the week with the location God has provided for this Lifetree Cafe.  Pray that God begins even now to point all of us in the same direction, toward the path He has laid out for us and for this amazing ministry.  Finally, pray that we would have the discernment to see God’s will, and the patience to work in His timeframe.

We’re all very excited, and I can’t wait to share with each of you the details of location, date and time for our official Lifetree Cafe kickoff.

Blessings,

Jeremy

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