Spent an incredible time last night with the Sunset Chapel Board/Staff and their spouses at our annual Christmas Gathering! Special thanks to owner Tommaso Penza and his staff at Two Brothers Italian Restaurant for making our evening a tremendous success! The atmosphere and food was top notch!!

It was a wonderful opportunity to express my gratitude to each of them for their commitment, involvement and support! As we close out the current year and prepare for 2013 I was able to present each of them with their own personal copy of the book "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson. Together we will journey into the new year with the intention of praying circles around our families, church and workplaces. As a team we believe that God has so much more in store for us in our future and we are committed to unlocking His dream for our lives!!

This past Sunday, Dr. Augustine and Joy Adiboshi brought their new son Jonathan to be dedicated to the Lord. As loving and caring parents they were encouraged to remain persistent in their prayers for their entire family!

I prayed that God would reveal to them little Jonathan's gifts, talents and abilities He had placed in him and to show them how to best nurture and develop them for His glory. As God gives them a glimpse of their child's potential greatness, may they encourage, love and pray for him into becoming that person. God definitely has a unique purpose and plan for their precious gift from heaven.

We are so thrilled to have this new family worshipping with us at Sunset Chapel!!

Sunday was also bitter sweet as we honored and said goodbye to a very special couple.  Maurice and Lorraine DuToit after 35 plus years of faithful attendance and service at Sunset Chapel are moving to the retirement community "The Villages" located in north central Florida.  Originally from South Africa, they have touched so many hearts and lives in the city of Miami and beyond! Together they have worn numerous hats in our church and were always willing to help out no matter what the need or challenge was! For over three decades they invested so much of their abilities, resources, and time into God's Kingdom work. Their departure leaves a huge void in so many areas of leadership and ministry here in our church. Many have commented that these two gifts from God to our community of believers here at SC have left an indelible imprint upon their hearts. It has been a real joy to pastor such wonderful people as the DuToit's. They have provided so much encouragement and support to our family since our arrival in June of 2009. They will be greatly missed! We wish them much happiness and peace in this new phase of their lives!

Congratulations to Michael and Debbie Perdomo! We are so excited that you are part of the Sunset Chapel family and what a joy it was to dedicate Elijah Michael this past Sunday. Newborn children are gifts to us from heaven. We pray that your son grows into a man of God, being sensitive to the Spirit and always hungry for God's Word. We look forward to watching your son grow as a favored son of the Father!