Update Tuesday - Interdependence

It is only Tuesday and it has already been a very jam packed week.  On Sunday, we had the opportunity to head back to Oakville, our home town and where our church planting journey really started.  We were invited to join The Sanctuary in Oakville and to help lead worship.  We had a great time playing, singing and worshiping.  We also had a great time connecting with folks that we have not seen in awhile as well as meeting a few new faces.
From Oakville we made our way up to Milton for a wedding rehearsal for a good friend of ours from our days in The Sanctuary Milton.  Once again, it was a great chance to connect with friends as we hung out at the rehearsal dinner together.  Monday was the big event, and it was a very special celebration indeed.  Again, it was made all the more special as we celebrated with friends and family from our time in Milton.
I have been reflecting today on how grateful I am for these two churches, these two families that have been so instrumental and so special to my family.  I am not just thankful for the roles that they have played, but for the roles they continue to play.  Although it is different when we are not together each day or even each week, there continues to be a significant relationship that these two churches, and most importantly the people that make up these churches, have with our family and with The Hamilton Fellowships.  In many ways they continue to be a source of support and encouragement to our Fellowship in Hamilton.
As we begin this work here in Hamilton, and as we seek to grow and expand I am thankful that we do not do it alone.  Although we start something new, with a unique vision and a unique approach, we are not independent.  We are interdependent, continuing fraternal relationships with these groups, sharing in the history of God's faithfulness and an ongoing communion of love and support.
As we see our vision come to life, and see a network of fellowships grow, I am prayerful that this sense of interdependence would continue and grow and be a central part of who we are as The Hamilton Fellowships.