Sunday. The Lord’s Day. A great day!
Experienced some outstanding family time. Our children are enjoying the day camp here at College Week. This is amazing. Madison really enjoys her classmates and teachers. We were walking as a family from the Chuckwagon to our room and Madison saw one of her friends and out of no where they just hugged! It was awesome!
Jennifer and I enjoyed some time together as well. We chilled in the coffeehouse type place. Which is a dream of mine, that my wife and I would enjoy coffeehouses together. We shared meals together and were just by each others side the entire time.
A huge highlight was being able to talk to Epic Church via cell phone. I am so humbled at all the people who have sacrificed time from their busy scheudle to pray for me and my healing. I so missed being at the Epic Church Gathering and Community Group. I really missed being at my home when the group met and BROKE my child’s trampoline! Good times!
Spiritually, an outstanding day. I was able to experience some outstanding biblical communication. Although there was little application presented I was able to walk away with a lot ot chew on. Here is a small hit list:
- What does Jesus need?
- Does Jesus really need us to accept him?
- Why is it when Jesus had large crowds he dropped the hammer? “Hate your mother, father, wife, children” , “Eat my flesh and drink my blood”
- Why does Jesus seem, “OK” with talking people out of following him? (Luke 9)
- Do I really understand that God doesn’t NEED us?
And I am getting a little more sore walking around here. I used an ice pack last night and I see it in my future again tonight. And I am really looking forward to finishing our family moive in our room, “High School Musical”!
Posted by Jake Rasmussen | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-08-2008
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Day one is done here at Glorieta Conference Center. My family and I traveled here today from Tucson, leaving around 5am. Yes, it was a LONG drive with 2 young children.
My purpose for being here is tri-fold.
1) To connect with church leaders around the nation to create health partnerships to further the Kingdom impact in Southern Arizona. We are doing this by working with NAMB to provide for summer and semester missionaries to come and work with Epic Church. We are also working to get groups to come to Tucson for week long service projects in 2009.
2) To heal. As many of you know I was diagnosed with testicular cancer a week ago today. This past Tuesday I had my right testicle removed as it had the cancerous tumor. There is some phyiscal healing and emotional healthing that is taking place this week.
3) To Kindle. To kindle the Team Rasmussen spirit as we have been attacked with bubby’s blood disorder news, my cancer news, and with Madison starting school in a week. We are kindling our team spirit and will enjoy each other as a family. Knowing that beyond everything we have Jesus and our family. And above all we have JESUS!
Tonight was a moving experience for me personally. As soon as the rhythms from the instruments and the vocals singing the words on the screen I was totally broken. God HAS worked a MIRACLE in my life, no doubt about it. I am tender in my heart right now for the steady voice of Jesus. “What are we really here for?” That was a great question the communicator brought to us.
Stay tuned… all three you. This week will be an adventure.
