For the past few months Sara-Beth and I have been helping out with our church’s mission conference which took place this weekend. Wow! it was really encouraging to see so many people turn out for the 4 days events and speakers. Dan Iverson, my father-in-law, did a series of talks on ‘Building Kingdom Families: A Conference on Misisons.’ It was very unique in that he primarily spoke on the story in Genesis about God and his promises to Abraham. Very convicting, especially being a young father and wanting to raise our daughter up in a family the loves Christ and is missional (sharing the gospel with neighbors, both local ‘Jerusalem’ and the world ‘Judea’). I was very thankful for the grace-based approach that Dan took, as he confessed often his sins and shortcomings and his constant dependance on Christ. But he also shared the amazing impact of the gospel on his family and many others, and the blessings of missions.
Above is a picture of the international banquet that was held on Saturday. Sara-Beth and many others helped to create an international atmosphere with amazing food, going along with the worship and teaching of the night.
