Beauty in our backyard!

November 11 - Autumn in Georgia is amazing! This is what our back deck looks like!

Bew-tee-full!

Compass Goes Classic - Week 2

November 06 - It's set up time, at this point it is something like 7am. Getting ready for what turned out to be an AWESOME day. Our previous week was strewn with spiritual warfare and battles of bizzare portions! But God showed up and filled His house!!!

Teri setting up the Compass Kids check in booths!

Ron & Chris setting up the Compass Kids theater!

Ron putting up some "Pipe-n-Drape"!

Andy, all dressed up and ready to go!

Chris & Amy pushing the "buddy box" loaded with flat screen monitors!

Nearly ready for folks to arrive for week two at The Classic Center!

Robbie, making people feel safe, welcomed and helped as they arrive at Compass!

Lindsay, helping people to the front doors!

WOW!

Andy doing the welcome!

Jim preaching it hot again!

It was an amazing day!

Guests from California!

November 05 - Scott & Jenny (from California) came out for a few days. So we converged at Ken & Pam's for a Turkey Dinner!

Grandma

Stef & Jimmy

Their family shot!

Now a funny one!

Jenny & Shellie

The Smith ladies!

Steve & Shellie

Our family minus Deron, who was at a UGA football game!

Scott & Jenny!

Prestin & Shellie

Yummy stuff!

CONNECT 807

November 04 - Our young adults from Compass continue to get more and more comfortable at our place. Yes, Robbie (front) was just awakened!

Buddy & Amy!

Andy & Mitchell. Yes, that is a REAL trash bin, with real trash in it!

Mitchell with Josh & Kristen.. All of them are AMAZING musicians!!!

I think Andy has seen too many Twilight movies! Even his eyes are looking a bit zombie-ish!

And Andy does have his own home to go to!

Prestin...

Seth, that is almost a bit scary!

Did you notice the Christmas decorations that are up in our home?!

Compass Goes Classic - Week 1

October 30 - Compass, our local church, has launched into the heart of Athens, our city! Here's some shots from our first day in the Classic Center.

April, one of our Compass Kids Coordinators. Her role is birth through K.

Jake, April's husband, installing one of the many monitors for the Compass Kids area.

Lisa, Jim's wife, helping set up the environment in the Compass kids area.

Trasa, one of our awesome greeters, ready for folks to start arriving!

Austin & Matt, more of our greeters, outside to help folks feel welcomed and helped the moment they drive up!

(L-R) Drew, George and Catrina, some our the great production team!

Zach, our amazing sound guy, who has been training Prestin in the secrets of sound engineering!

The worship team in action. Check out Prestin on the right side of the stage!

Jim Carpenter preaching hot!

Tear down time!

Amy (our talented production coordinator) with Mitchell

Loading up the audio trailer!

Shellie helping big time, ALWAYS!

Jerry & Drew - production team members helping load the production trailer!

Andy, our student pastor!