1. Jesus! No He is not dead but alive and left the greatest impact on my life by far! If it wasn't for His strength, encouragement, compassion, love, joy, and just the plain fun of hanging with my best friend I would be nothing! Yet in Him I am everything!
2. Heidi Elznic! She is an incredible wife, cook, my BFF and the best mother I have ever seen! If it wasn't for her believing in me and not letting me get away with mediocre, I wouldn't dare to risk! Your purity, passion, strength, character, and take no crap attitude has been God sent. Thanks for being YOU! You know how to host the peace and presence of God in an incredible way! Together there is nothing we can't do. I love working side by side with you everyday!
3. My children: Israel (11), Corban (9), Shekinah (8), Zion (7)! Yes that's more than one, but hey, they are my kids so I can do that! Israel, you are my accountability in being a dad and a little spit fire, you're an amazing leader!! Corban, you are a creative genius who thinks outside the box, my best friend and more of a man than even some people 4 times your age!! Shekinah, your smile always brightens my day, you define purity and innosence, your sensitivity to God is admirable! Zion, you are so much like me it is scary, your are a standard bearer and you love with strength! To my children, the world is your playground and greatness is your calling! You mold me, change me, strengthen me, teach me, and never give up on me!
4. Andy Leenstra. Your advice, wisdom, heart of a father, and friendship over the last year was heaven sent! To find someone with the same desire and heart for transparent relationships is incredible! You model what relationship should look like in the body of Christ! Thank-you for spiritually fathering me in relationship and being my friend!
5. Eric Dykstra. Your wisdom for how to run a ministry and the boundaries to set around yourself are God sent! I wish I could have learned some of this stuff early in ministry because it would have saved me some true heart ache. Thank-you for caring about the little guys with big dreams!
6. Alan Langstaff. You are a true spiritual father! Thank-you for relationship, correction, grace, wisdom, and believing in people when others don't! Thank you for taking the time to invest in young ministers to make us look like Jesus! I love your Passion for JESUS!
7. Joesph Schlicting. You are a true friend! Thank you for being there for me and listening to me so many times on so many levels! Your maturity and commitment to God, marriage, and family is admirable and worth following! Your encouragement runs deep! You rock!
8. Jon Davis. You are an amazing friend! Thanks for keeping my family rightly aligned in the spine and spirit! I truly could have not risked this last year without your involvement in my life! Thanks for always believing in me and pushing me to be my best! You're an amazing back up preacher as well!
9. Jonathan and Tiffany Beukelman. What an amazing brother and sister I have! Love hanging out with you guys and your friendship and encouragement has been God sent! Thanks for taking an interest in my children this last year! They need true Christians in their lives that do relationship well, even caring about them! Your reward is great in heaven and on earth for caring about the little ones! (Mark 9:42)
10. Mark Johnson. 10 years of ministry training I went through and would do it all again! Thanks for giving me the start in launching a new church to reach people who were like me. I'm grateful to have had you as a spiritual father for the last ten years, and teaching me about 5 fold ministry!
11. The Fusion. Yes, there is more than one again but we were one in Christ this year! I love all of you and we went through a lot together and have become tighter and stronger in Christ because of it! You were there for each other and will be rewarded for this! The way you embraced the vision and your heart for the city is to be applauded! This next year we will bring heaven down and deliver a blow to hell! I love you and will give my all for you!
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