The morning spot

So the Coffee Shop opens up at 6 am.  I have been showing up about 6:30 to spend some time with God in the mornings.  I wanted to mix up my morning routine a little.  So an early morning coffee and $.50 doughnut does the trick for me.  

Areopagus is pretty quiet that early so I really enjoy it for my studies and the atmosphere is killer!

I was sitting here watching people come and go, and a huge sense of gratitude starting flooding my soul.  We are starting to develop a clientele and that is really cool, actually it is more than cool.  I was talking to my wife last night, and we were thanking God because there were so many times in the last few months that we just wanted to give up on the coffee shop.  The money wasn't coming in when we wanted it to.  I couldn't find the right people to staff it.  I was already so busy with all of my other endeavors that I just couldn't put enough time into it, and it was a headache.

And now, we have our funding, we have a great staff, we have great coffee, and this place is awesome!  Praise God!

Yesterday I ran into a guy down here who has just started coming to the church.  He was just checking out the place but came over and sat down at my table and started sharing his heart.  I was able to spend about a half hour with him and it was one of those "God encounters" or "divine appointments."  That never would have happened if we didn't have this place.

We are changing lives, one cup of coffee at a time!