Weeping

"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it..." Luke 19:41

I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful my Bible study has been. I am been co-leading and studying Beth Moore's Breaking Free with 10 other amazing women. I did this study 10 years ago and I am LOVING doing it again. The other day I was finishing up day 5 of week 2 and Beth was describing the amazing benefits and freedom we can experience in our relationship with Christ. She was explaining how close her relationship with Christ is and then wrote these words....

"I am hesitant to say all of this because I would be sickened to think I might sound proud of my relations hip with God. Please hear my heart when I tell you that the greatest joy in my life is the very thing I have deserved the least. I consider the ability to love Him and enjoy Him an absolute gift of grace... one He will gladly extend to anyone who offers Him her whole heart. I know a little of what the apostle Paul meant when he said in 2 Corinthians 11:2, "I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy." My friend, I am "jealous" for you to enjoy God. I want it so bad for you that I can hardly stand it. I want God to be the greatest reality in your life. I want you to be more assured of His presence than any other you can see or touch. Yes, this can be your reality. This is your right as a child of God. We were destined for this kind of relationship with God, but the enemy has tried to convince us that the Christian life is sacrificial at beast and artificial at worst."

WOW!

As I read the words I wept! I could not stop crying. My dog what trying to figure out what in the WORLD was wrong with me. But I was hit hard with a STRONG desire to pray and BELIEVE that MYRTLE BEACH will know JESUS in such a way! I have known, seen, and experienced HIM and the JOY and FREEDOM that comes from knowing Him first hand and I pray I will continue to do so throughout my life!

I WANT THIS FOR MYRTLE BEACH! My heart breaks for the lost here in Myrtle Beach and across the world. PRAY that those who attend Wellspring will be influential in bringing those that are far from God into PASSIONATE followers of Jesus Christ! But my heart also breaks for those who know Him but are not experiencing LIFE to the full! That's why we are here!

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full..." John 10:10

BIG NEWS! New Addition To Wellspring Church!!!

We are THRILLED to announce that Eric and April Colquett are MOVING to Myrtle Beach and joining our team here at WELLSPRING! We are just SO excited that the Lord has called them to Wellspring and to minister to the Grand Strand! We were blessed to meet them while at Auburn and attend church together there, went to seminary at the same time, and now they will be moving HERE! This is what Eric's current pastor, Brandon Thomas of Keystone Church in Keller, Texas wrote on his blog about Eric and April's journey...

"God is changing lives at Keystone Church. He is speaking clearly into marriages and rescuing his lost and broken children like never before.
Yet, sometimes God will surprise us! I am always challenging our staff to keep their personal walks with Jesus fresh, never relying the excuse: “I’m in ministry, that should take care of my spiritual needs.”
Eric and April Colquett, who have been with me since DAY ONE, have been led by God to provide leadership to Keystone’s very first church plant (Wellspring Church in Myrtle Beach, SC). Eric and I have prayed over this decision and I am sure that God is in this. We are both sad in ways… and we are both excited for God’s future.
This is an incredible opportunity for my friend, pastor Trey Kelly, to gain an experienced leader who has successfully helped Susan and I plant one of the greatest churches in the world (my unapologetic bias acknowledged).
Pray for Eric and April as they make this MISSIONAL MOVE to follow God in this wild adventure of life!"

Please be in prayer for April and Eric as they try and find a place to live, figure out where they will be working, raising support, trying to sell/ rent their home in Texas... There are SO MANY things and just pray for PEACE and that God takes care of the details and we know He will!

Pray also for their precious children, Alli and Sam, and their transition to a new city, new schools, ect. I do know that Karoline is THRILLED Alli will be close by now!

Thank you for rejoicing with us and praying over the Colquett family with us as well!

And just for fun... did yall know we got a ton of SNOW in MYRTLE BEACH!?


Our family pictures are below! Karoline LOVED it, Anderson did not... he prefers sand I guess.

Bible Studies Have Started!

We are so excited because our two womens Bible studies kicked off last week! We have two large groups doing two different studies. One being led by Danielle doing Me, Myself, & Lie's and I (Beth) am leading along with my friend Amanda, Beth Moore's Breaking Free. I am SO excited about who God has called to be in these studies and that HE is going to do amazing things in the lives of these women. Will you pray along with me!?

Trey is also going to be starting a mens group soon. Be in prayer about that as well!

Thank you to all our supporters for your constant prayer and dedication to our minitry here in Myrtle Beach! We LOVE this community and all God is doing here!

Uprising- Our Next Series! And More Info

Uprising from Wellspring Church on Vimeo.

Uprising: an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.

Strong words, and strange ones from a church, right? Not really...

Almost 2,000 years ago the course of human history was transformed. It started small, with just one man and a few loyal followers...but it grew. From town to town he would move, teaching and healing, spreading his message. His message of hope, his message of peace, his message of freedom.

This man wasn't starting a movement...he was leading a revolt, an Uprising. And it's one that continues today...and it's one that he WILL win.

Join Wellspring Church as we unpack this Uprising and discover the role each of us are called to play in bringing a fallen world back to God.
Information on location, time, and other details visit www.wellspringchurch.tv

We also want to say that we are excited that our Starting Point class this month was a great. Starting Point is a monthly class where people can get acquainted with the heartbeat of Wellspring Church. People learn more about our beliefs, our purpose and how they can partner with us to make a difference on the Grand Strand. We have a few new families that will be joining with us as we reach the Grand Strand. We are thrilled!

This Sunday we also announced we are starting Bible studies. There will be two mens groups and two womens groups! We are SO excited!! Pray for us as we prepare and for those who will be in the studies! We can't wait!

Thanks for all your love & support for our ministry!

Prayer Requests:
- Our new series
- Bible Studies
- Serving- Signing people up where they desire to serve
- Trey
- TJ

Off With A Bang...

WOW! 2010 has really been awesome so far. We are in the middle of our Resolution series and it has been great! We have seen 10+ people make decisions for Christ and we are thrilled about some upcoming Bible studies that will start soon! God is doing amazing things at Wellspring Church.

I have been able to traid one of our wonderful leaders how to do the computer stuff during the service so I have been with our Children in Kamp Kidspring more often. It is so fun! They have learned SO MUCH and I LOVE getting to teach them about Jesus. Some times our Kamp Kidspring area is overflowing with children! A problem we LOVE having!

I found this video yesterday of Karoline right before we moved here... watch and listen what she says at the end... It's just precious.


I wanted to cry yesterday when I watched it because we are telling people about Jesus and we are seeing God move and changing lives! We thank you for all your LOVE, PRAYERS, and SUPPORT!

Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Every year millions of people make and then break their New Year’s Resolution. This Year you can not only make a Resolution but you can Redefine Your Life. Join us this January at Wellspring Church as we learn how in our new series of messages, RESOLUTION. Join us beginning January 10th as we begin this new series of messages by Pastor Trey Kelly!

We are excited about our new series starting next week and we ask for your prayers as we prepare for the services and for those who will attend! We pray for a RESOLUTION or REVOLUTION in Myrtle Beach!

Our FIRST Christmas At Wellspring Church

I am SO sorry it has been so long since my last post but we have been VERY busy as a family and with Wellspring! I cannot believe we have had our first official Christmas Eve service at Wellspring! This picture is from last February....


This picture is from our Christmas Eve service... Not the best pic (cell phone pic!)


We have come a LONG way and God has done BIG things! We had 99 people at our Christmas Eve service which was AWESOME because a lot of our regulars where out of town or with family! It was a WONDERFUL service. TJ, the band, and Trey did so well! We were very fortunate to have the service at the theaters because they were showing movies but corporate said yes... It was a HUGE blessing!

This is a picture from set up one day.... just wanted to add it as well.


We are so thankful for what God is doing! We are thankful that people are taking their first steps to knowing their Creator, Father, Prince of Peace better and better every day! We are thankful for the lives He is changing and the leaders He is creating!

A few prayer requests:

1) The Lord will rise up leaders to lead/teach in Childrens ministry & future home groups
2) Financial needs for the church
3) Time management! TJ, Trey, and Danielle (mostly in-charge of the Childrens ministry) are working SO hard to get everything done but there is not enough TIME! Can we pray God will add more hours to the day ? :) haha Seriously, just pray that all our leaders can get what's needed done and have lots of time for the most important face to face meeting with people!
4) BLESSINGS... pray for God to continue to pour out His blessings on Wellspring Church SO THAT we can be a blessing to our community and to those to don't know Jesus.

I LOVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT (if that's what you call it)...

We desire to see those that are far from God become PASSIONATE followers of JESUS CHRIST!

(makes me want to cry every time I see that!)

God bless! Info about our upcoming series coming soon!!