The Making of "Imagine"

QUICK NOTE: The "Imagine" video will be available for download this week. Check back for an update.

These past two weeks have been a real blessing for me as a pastor. I have had the opportunity to meet many of you for the first time, to catch up with some of you and even to learn some new things and hear some stories that I have never heard before.

I can say honestly that we were a little nervous when we first opened up the "Imagine" video to the whole church. Who would turn out? Would anyone turn out? How would the film turn out? What a blessing it has been to see God answer all of those questions.

The filming of each person only takes a few minutes, but the the conversations that I have had with many of you following the filming have been heart wrenching, uplifting, encouraging and a blessing.

I wish that every person in the congregation could watch the film this week with the eyes that I am watching with. I know the "back stories" to these pictures. I have heard the pain, seen the tears and have been privileged to receive a little piece of your grief and your anticipation for that Great Day. I am still trying to think of ways in which you could share your story with everyone else.

If you would like to post your story, feel free to do so. If you wouldn't mind me sharing your story, just e-mail it to me and I will find the time to post it to my blog.

I want to thank each of you for taking part in this project. You have been a blessing to me, you will be a blessing to your congregation, and you have glorified our Lord and Savior.

I can only imagine what it will be like, to meet all of these people in these precious pictures.