We are in Baltimore at our planning retreat. Great time to get down to the "nitty gritty" of things and believe God for the impossible. We are writing it down on tablets (Word Documents) and believing God to do more than we could ever dream of or think of. This retreat also lends itself to a great time to get honest and provoke change as needed. It is very easy to do the same thing over and over again every year but as we all know when you do what you have always done you will get what you you have always gotten. These times are important. It may hurt a little and take a bit of brain power and focus but in the end it will reap a harvest bigger than we can imagine. It also creates great synergy among the team which is never a bad factor:) Yesterday we planned and budgeted an entire year for our very first Deaf Ministries Budget and made plans to launch Campus Alpha at Gallaudet University. Today we will meet as Campus Pastors to evaluate our locations and finalize budgets for each. This afternoon we will gather for an all staff team meeting to talk about the year to come and then we head back to DC! Over and out.