Hello there!
Just a quick note to let you know that I will be out of town beginning today after church until Wednesday. The Strader family will be having a reunion gig in Muskegon. Hopefully the weather will be nice for tubing. horseback riding and beach hanging out. Please pray for a wonderful time together, getting reacquainted after so many years apart. I sure wish my mom could be here to share in the fun. It is these moments that I truly miss her. We are all different, but the same as we have her influence in our hearts and lives through out the years. I sure wish my parents could know my kids. I think they would really dig their hearts and their Love for Jesus.

I will be rushing back in town to make sure to make it to Band practice on Wednesday. This will be Mike Hall's last practice with our team as he will be leaving us and moving on to other adventures. Mike will be greatly missed on our vocal team as he as been singing with us every week for 8 years! We have been blessed to have Mike as part of our team. He brought maturity, consistency and was able to pull a part out of his back side to complete a three or four part harmony. But most of all, Mike hall has been an amazing friend to us. We are going to do a little bit of recording to try to capture some of these moments in time. Please pray as we attempt to let go and let Jesus move us closer to His image and heart.