Lunch with the Governor

David Baudoin and I had the extreme privilege of having lunch with Governor Bobby Jindal today. Along with about eighteen other pastors from around Louisiana we met with Governor Jindal at the Governor's Mansion and prayed with him and shared our thoughts and concerns about our state and the nation as well.

As always, the Governor was warm and inviting and easy to talk to. He laughed with us, prayed with us and made us feel very welcome. It was SO refreshing to hear the man who occupies the highest seat of power in our state talk openly about his faith in Christ and his concern for the unborn and for the plight of the American family: especially marriage as it is defined between one man and one woman for a lifetime.

David and I both were struck with the notion that we may have just sat down to lunch with the next president of the United States! Remember, the Bible says we should pray for our leaders and those in authority!

FINALLY: A place to park!

We've been planning this for a LONG time and it's finally here! This past week we hired Matt Durand Construction company to build our new parking lot. Over 450 new parking places are just two-three months away! We are taking an ecologically-friendly approach to water shed and it will give us some extremely attractive green space featuring our favorite indigenous plants and trees strategically placed throughout the parking lot. Our retention pond will be treated as an aesthetic and not just a utility. It will be surrounded by a park like atmosphere including a walking track, amphitheater, picnic tables and park benches. Here's more great news: Our parking lot project bid came in over $300-K under budget!

We have desperately needed adequate parking for a long, long time and we're so thankful to finally be seeing this dream come true! Here's a picture of our Property Manager Rhett Wyatt and I standing in front of progress.

New Message Series

We started a new message series this past weekend called "All's Well That Ends Well." This is the video intro our Media Department produced for the series. I think it's one of the funniest and most creative pieces we've ever produced. Please leave your comments!