Gearing Up For D'Now Pt.1

GC Crew,

Have I told you lately how much I appreciate being your student pastor? Well - I do! I have been overwhelmed that God would allow me to serve His people and allow me to be a part of His mission to share hope with the world.

We had the biggest group we have ever had sign up for WinterJam. It was an amazing time. I want to personally thank our college/young adults who were "big brothers" and "big sisters" to our student group while on the trip. Kenny Holcomb, you are a life saver my friend. Thanks for driving the van and hanging out in the mall with me!

I want to take a moment and introduce our speaker for our D'Now which will be March 27th & 28th. Randy Odom has been working with youth for the last 20 years coaching and serving as the director of Kids Across America, a Christian Sports Camp for Urban youth, and in recent years working for Memphis Athletic Ministries. He played college ball for Oklahoma Baptist University and for Ouachita Baptist University, both NAIA schools with great tradition. He also played overseas for a brief stint in 1997.
He has conducted camps overseas in Venezuela as well as Mexico City. He has also served as the head coach of the Lighthouse All Stars Jr. Team (age16-under) and as the assistant coach for the Lighthouse All-Stars, an AAU team with the following accomplishments:

· Winner of MS State Championship 2004
· Runner up MS state championship 2005
· National Championship qualifier 03-05
· Finished in Top 15 National Tournament 2005 with a record of 6-2

Randy and I have been talking for several weeks now about this special weekend and I can't wait for you to hear what God has given Randy to share with us. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!!

Amazed,

Shannon