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We absolutely LOVE what God is doing @wctocrossroads! Such hungry hearts for God’s Word and some of the friendliest, most welcoming people you’ll ever meet! We love and honor Pastors @pcraigwhite and Rachelle White! These two are the real deal! Faithful church planters who have given so much to love and serve people and build God’s Kingdom. They are HEROES to us! And what made today even more special was getting to be with some of our very own, @kylelittel and @cassielittel! 🥹 Watching them lead and operate in their giftings is such a joy! We couldn’t be more proud of these two! We ALWAYS love our time together, and it’s NEVER long enough! Blessed & grateful that we got to be a small part of what God is doing at Crossroads Church! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
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Well… it’s official! 🙌🏼 I’m incredibly excited to share that I have officially joined the team at @yfc_wisc as the Area Director for Western Kenosha County, Western Racine County & Walworth County! This is a full circle moment for me! My passion and calling to reach students and reach schools was born while I was in college, when I watched God do something incredible in my own high school. What started as a small Bible club grew into a movement of 600 students gathering every Monday night in our high school auditorium for worship and the Word! I saw firsthand what can happen when students are equipped and empowered to reach their friends for Jesus. It marked my life and ministry forever. And now, all these years later, I get to help do it again. I’m so excited to work alongside my longtime friends Osmar Aguilar and Nick Hubing to mobilize and equip students to reach their schools for Christ. Thank you to every person who came out tonight to support Janet and I and our family, as we take this next step of faith. Your prayers, encouragement, friendship and belief in us mean more than you know.
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It was such a huge honor to be in the room today and to speak and pray a prayer of blessing over Pastor @taylorcapple & @nathashaapple and the people of @freedomchurchwi! This one is extra special for @janet_brown and I. Nathasha grew up in our youth ministry, and we had the privilege & joy of being her youth pastors. Taylor came through Journey Ministry College as a student and intern and eventually became part of our youth staff. Taylor and I also spent an inordinate amount of time & money at Starbucks over the years in weekly mentoring sessions, talking about Jesus, ministry, leadership, life, and dreaming about the future. And now, to watch Taylor and Nathasha step out in faith and launch Freedom Church together is pretty incredible. We couldn’t be more proud of you both. We love you. We believe in you. We believe in the vision God has placed in your hearts. And we are always in your corner & cheering you on! “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind can even begin to imagine what God has prepared for those who love Him!” 1 Corinthians 2:9
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My brother @pjon has served VERY well in ministry at the same church in Wisconsin for the past 25 years. That is extremely rare. It was so great to celebrate his ministry to that church with many amazing people in the church. I am blown away by the love of the people for him and his family and how great of an impact he has had on people’s lives. Just know you probably do not realize the depth of how God is using you in peoples lives. Keep loving, keep serving, keep caring. Jon, you are an incredible example. I’ve always looked up to you. I love you very much. I have zero doubt God is going to bless and take care of your every need and next steps.
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Brown brothers show up for each other. We may have almost ripped each others heads off when we were younger but we also were each others biggest hype man. And when 💩 hits the fan… We still know we have each others backs. Because life isn’t made of perfect moments, it’s a lot of wildly imperfect ones sewn together to make a pretty beautiful life. It’s moments like these, we drop everything to show up. Matt flying in from Florida Dropped what I thought was an ‘important meeting’ to fly over Dan driving a semi truck full of sound and video equipment over and set up for a day and tear down til midnight Family ain’t about being behind each other just when stuff is great (though these guys do that too) it’s about being there in the toughest moments too. Love this family.
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Our hearts are SO FULL! To every single person who came together to make last night so incredibly special for Janet, me, and our girls… THANK YOU! We were overwhelmed from the moment we drove up. We’re still wearing permanent smiles from ear to ear, and I’m pretty sure we don’t have a single tear left in our tear ducts! Thank you to every person who helped set up, serve food, park cars, give golf cart rides, take pictures, record videos, run sound, lead worship, tear down, and even donate food, dirty sodas, ice cream sandwiches, and so much more. Thank you for every kind word. Every hug. Every card. Every prayer. And the overwhelming outpouring of love you showed our family. And you pulled ALL OF THIS OFF IN FIVE DAYS?!? 🤯 We are absolutely blown away! And that video… 😭 We’ve watched it again, and it still brings tears to our eyes. What an incredible gift that we will treasure forever. We truly don’t have the words to adequately express how loved you made our family feel. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We love you all so very much! ❤️
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Moments of celebrating 25 years in ministry for my amazing parents! (btw I think this song demonstrates my parents posture in ministry perfectly! Lord, the cost is a joy, take it all!) Last night was absolutely incredible! Looking out and seeing how many people love my parents and our family enough to show up meant the world! In a season where things don’t fully make sense, we have all felt so overwhelmed with love from our church family! Even away at college rn, I’ve received many texts, calls, voice messages, and love from so many! To know that you are loved through people is just one way that God shows His love to us! And man do we feel the love of God so deeply too! As for every single person who played a part in organizing last night, Thank you!! It was way better than any of us could have asked for! People put so much time, money, and effort into every detail and it showed! Thank you for sending us with deep love shown in words and put into action! To my parents, I can confidently say you are the same people on stage and off stage, you lead with integrity and strength, and prayer is the source of all you do! Thank you for your leadership! I am inspired by you! To my sisters, I wouldn’t want to walk through this with anyone else by my side! You both are so strong and I’m praying with and for you always! Patrick, thank you for your FaceTimes when I’m struggling, for being a safe place for me to share, and for praying alongside me every single day through it all! Lastly, THANK YOU GOD, for your goodness, faithfulness, and love even in the midst of chaos! Your hand on our family has been so evident and it just makes me fall more deeply in love with who you are as I’ve seen your character unfold in a new way before my eyes! What an incredible night with an incredible church family and an incredible God! 🥹🫶🏼
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Tonight Was The Best Night to Celebrate Some Amazing People. My Dear Sweet Friends. Jon, Janet and their gorgeous girls.❤️❤️ They are such wonderful people who are full of love and joy. A Pure and Loving heart. 🥹 For 25 years they have faithfully supported, prayed, ministered, spoke God's word, and have spread love on everyone that they have came across. Tonight, we all came together to show them just how much we love, appreciate, and will always support them.🥹 We showed up to worship, eat food, share memories, and pray. Most importantly we loved on the Brown's. 🤗 Mark 11:24 says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." While 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "For we live by faith, not by sight." Brown Family- I love your faith and love for Our Heavenly Father. I appreciate you and grateful for you. Know that your future is bright. Good things are coming your way soon! 🙌🙏❤️ 🌟🌟COME ON SOMEBODY!!!!🌟🌟
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We’d be so honored to have you come join us tonight! 😊 Some amazing friends have put together this celebration, and we’d simply love to spend the evening with you! Come worship Jesus with us, enjoy some great food & fellowship with friends, share some memories, and let us give you a great big hug! Our hearts are full of gratitude. Jesus has been so faithful.🙌🏼🙏🏼
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Happy Birthday to my best friend, my college sweetheart, & the love of my life! 🎉 Janet, I genuinely love doing life with you by my side. You are so deeply loved, not just by me and our girls, but by so many people whose lives are better because you are in them. One of the things I love most about you is the way you love people. You have this special gift of listening to someone and making them feel like they are the most important person in the room. You genuinely care about people. You see them. You listen to them. And you carry so much wisdom. I get a front row seat to watching you mentor, coach, encourage, and pour into so many women. But I also get to be the beneficiary of that wisdom every day. Your voice matters so much to me. Your wisdom has helped me more times than I could ever count. You are also one of the most selfless people I know. You will do just about anything for anyone at any time. You love people so well, and the way you serve and care for others inspires me every single day. And then there is the way you love our girls. You are the world’s greatest mom, and one of the things I am most grateful for in this life is the mother you are to Bri, Bella, and Brooklyn. You have been so intentional with each of them; loving them, praying for them, listening to them, challenging them, believing in them, and pointing them to Jesus. So much of who our girls are today is because of who YOU are. I love doing ministry side by side with you. I love that we get to serve Jesus together. I love dreaming about the future with you and what God might have for us next. We have already lived a lot of life together, but I really believe some of our greatest adventures are still ahead of us. And whatever comes next, there is nobody I would rather have by my side than you. Happy Birthday, @janet_brown!!! I love you more than words could ever say. ❤️
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Journey Church, WE LOVE YOU DEEPLY! We always have, and we always will. For almost 25 years, you have been so much more than a church we have served, you have been our family. Thank you for loving us as a young couple fresh out of Bible College! Thank you for walking with us through so many seasons of life and ministry! Thank you for loving our girls so incredibly well! Thank you for the countless prayers, memories, conversations, celebrations, tears, and moments we have shared together! And thank you for the incredible privilege and joy of serving Jesus side by side with you! Through every season, our posture remains the same… Our eyes are fixed on Jesus. Our feet are firmly planted in Him. And our hearts are filled with love for you. We are praying for you. We believe Jesus loves His Church even more than we do, and He will remain faithful. As Paul wrote in Philippians 1:3,5, “I thank my God every time I remember you… because of your partnership in the Gospel.”
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