Jeff Ream

I have been enjoying my day off today.  I took the mini-van in for an oil change and now am setting up my new mac book pro.  I am saddened to say goodbye to my Mac G4 but am elated to have a new mac book pro.

I want to say a big “Thank you” to Gus Sareyka for filling in the last two weeks playing drums in the band.  He is a classic rocker and can fill in any time!  Gus thanks pal, you did a great job!!

It is funny how services are all different.  The first service yesterday was alright but the second service just full out rocked.  Fellowship Church got into the worship big time and we had a great time enjoying the presence of God.

Well bird fans, we have a big game tonight at 8:15pm.  We are having Ben Jones our media pastor & Kyle Short our ministry intern over to watch the game.  We need to keep our play off hopes alive!  Let’s go Eagles!

Gloria - Mercy Me
All Creation Sing (Joy to the World) Steve Fee
Let the praises ring - Lincoln Brewster
Revelation Song - Gateway Church
Flood - Jars of clay

Just need to give a big shout out to my Iowa boys. It was a terrible and rough start but they fought through it and are playing on New Years Day in the Outback Bowl! Let’s go hawks!!!!

It is good to finally be back home. We had an incredible time in Iowa and were sad to see it come to an end. I needed the break in such a big way. It was great to connect with friends & family that I only get to see once a year.
We drove through the night Thursday and got home Friday morning around 9 am. I slept from 10am-5pm. I got up long enough to eat dinner and watch the fox and the hound with Mason, and then I hit the bed again.
I woke up this morning and went to church for band practice for our Christmas Experiences. It is going to be great! Our band blows me away every time we are together!
This afternoon I began to put up our outdoor Christmas lights. Then tonight we had a Christmas Party with the entire worship volunteers team.
Many thanks to Kathleen & Brian Hasson for opening up their lovely home to us! We had a great time of food and fellowship. Mason didn’t want to go home and loved the basement full of toys.
I also want to say a big Thank You to Brian Hasson for helping with the trailers the last few weeks. He is trying to take the burden off of me which I completely appreciate. I usually do two trailers every Saturday night, meaning I come over to the church, hook up a trailer, and take it to the school for Sunday. I don’t mind it, actually I kind of like it but it takes a lot off me to not have to worry about them on Saturdays anymore thanks to Brian. Thanks pal!! I appreciate you!!
I am excited to get back in the swing of things tomorrow morning at Fellowship. I have missed leading Fellowship Church in worship the last two weeks. It seems like forever. Thanks also to Donny Phillips for the incredible job he did filling in. He is a great worshiper! Well, I better get to bed. Sunday morning starts early for me. I am looking forward to seeing what God does tomorrow in our new series. You won’t want to miss it…REVOLUTION!!

Well, it’s 10:30pm and I am taking a break from driving and am resting for a while while Jenn drives.
Our lead Pastor John often talks about how much he likes to drive through the night. That’s something he and I both enjoy doing.
It is just you and the dark road while the family sleeps. It’s peaceful and it’s a fresh time to think and to pray. I am looking forward to my coversation with God tonight. There is so much on my mind. Know that tonight on the roads of the midwest someone is praying for you!!
As my grandma always says “see you soon Lord willing”.

Greetings from snowy Waterloo, Iowa.  We are enjoying our time with my family and friends here in Iowa.  Once we got here each one of us came down with the flu and were sick for a couple days.  As of Sunday we all were healthy again.

I met with one of my lifelong friends yesterday afternoon at barnes and noble and had a great time catching up with him.  We were best friends growing up here in Iowa.  It was a great time reconnecting.

Last night I went out with another friend of mine who’s name is Floyd.  Floyd is probably the most spirit filled man I know.  Every time I am around him you literally feel the presence of God.  Floyd is a prayer warrior.  He is an inter-ceder. We spent several hours just talking and catching up.  It was great.  Before we went our separate ways for the evening we went out to our mini-van and spent time praying.  He prayed over me like no one has for a long time.  He placed his hand on my head and spoke to God with such power and such reverence.  God was in our midst and I felt such a renewal spirit upon me.

Don’t think that it was somethings strange or mystical.  It was one brother praying over another asking for God’s fresh and new annointing.  It was a sweet, sweet time.

Jenn will be leaving Iowa today for Milwaukee which will take her about five hours to drive.  She has a class Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday to keep up her ultrasound credits.  So I will remain here until Thursday.  My folks will take the boys and I to meet her and then we will attempt to drive the 14 hours straight through in order to get back Friday night.

Saturday morning we have another Christmas Practice.  The team is hard at work preparing for what I know will be a great Christmas experience.

I hope this post finds all of you well!

Greetings from the laundry room at the red roof inn just outside Dayton, OH. It has been quite the day. The started off with my laptop falling out of my computer bag breaking the screen. Not good.
I pushed on and we got the boys loaded up and we left for our annual trip to Iowa. It was an incredible feeling. Seeing two precious boys in the back, a beautiful loving wife, and incredible scenary.
Then somewhere before Pittsburg Hudson began projectile vomitting. We pulled off the road and cleaned him up and changed his clothes. Did I mention it was like a stinkin bluzzard outside while I am pulling luggage out on the side of the road?
The snow picked up the further west we drove. In eastern Ohio traffic was crawling because of the snow.

We somehow managed to turn the 9 hour trip into about 12 hours.

I am writing this from the laundry room waiting for Hudsons carseat fabrics to get done. They are washed and in the drier.

That was day one of our journey. Cant wait to see how tomorrow goes. Prayer is encouraged and appreciated!!!! Oh yes, am typing this on my phone since laptop is on life support.

Cannons - Phil Wickam
Jesus Messiah - Chris Tomlin
God of this city - Chris Tomlin
When we speak your name- Gateway Church
See how far we’ve come - Matchbox 20

It’s been a great weekend of football so far. Last night I took my three year old son Mason to the Garner Valley Highschool football game. He had a great time and I enjoyed spending that time with him.
Today I went to the Penn State game with some guys from Fellowship church. We tailgated before and after the game. It rained the entire day and I found out that my rain jacket is not waterproof. Neither was anything else I was wearing.
I am looking forward to church tomorrow. It’s going to be a great day!

I don’t know if I have ever been more disgusted at the radio as I was this morning on my way into the office.  I was listening to one of the sports stations talking about the World Series when all of the sudden a commercial came on that blew my mind

The commercial began by asking, “Are you in a committed relationship but just aren’t getting what you need?”  It went on to advertise a new “online community” where you can meet other people who are in committed relationships that just aren’t satisfied.  The commercial was encouraging people to go online, join their community and have an affair secretly.  Then it gave their name again with this tag, “where an affair is our guarantee”.

I couldn’t believe what I had just heard.  This is on our public airwaves for everyone to hear?  Does anyone have a problem with this?  A few years ago even non-Christ-followers would have had major issues with that advertisement.  What in the world is happening?  What is going on?

This week we begin a new series that will tackle these uncertain times.  I am axious for God to speak truth into people’s lives over the next few weeks.  What a timely series!