From Roxann Crotty, Jacob's Well Elementary Director
What does it mean to have this new space?
The other day I took a group of elementary kids through the new building. I wasn’t sure how they would react or if they would even catch the vision. I was awed by their excitement. They ran from room to room trying to figure out where they would have small group. When we got into the auditorium they “played out” a weekend service. They stood on the “stage” as if to lead worship. They were all talking amongst themselves about all the things that would take place in the service. My heart jumped and my mind raced as I began to see what God could do with this “tool” he blessed us with. I couldn’t even fathom the number of families who would walk through the doors-forever to be changed, finding a place to belong, to serve, to grow and to worship and share God’s love together and with other families. We gathered together to pray and thank God. One of the kids prayed that God would use this new building to make a difference in kid’s lives. They weren’t caught up in the building and all its bells and whistles. They were caught up in the vision that Jesus has for our church. LIFE CHANGE. Simple, pointed, real…. LIFE CHANGE. That’s what it is all about. Life change. Yes…I love the new stage, the cool lights, the space that is SO NEEDED….I picture the puppets, the skits, the worship…but now my only thoughts are on the words of that child. “God, use this building to make a difference in kid’s lives!”
