Thank You for the Joyful Journey
Grace and Peace, Beloved!
ENM Nation…what an honor it has been for me to share this past year with each of you! It has indeed been a year filled with the hope and glory of Almighty God and I humbly thank each of you for choosing to be an integral part of this joyful journey!
I am grateful that God entrusted us with one another. He entrusted me to care for you as a people of impact whose heart’s desire is to share Jesus with the world. It is because you have been a praying people, an encouraging people, a submitted people, and a people of standard and purpose that God has used this past year to make a difference in the lives of others, both at home and abroad.
As we come to the close of 2010—our declared year of Divine Order—we also stand on the precipice of 2011—a Season of Prophetic Precision, Promise and Power! It has not always been an easy journey, but it has most certainly been a journey of wonder and promise of great things to come in the Kingdom of our Lord. We find ourselves in a place of alignment with God and that sets us up to move forward with divine prophetic precision—we’ve got to hit the mark, and so we shall!
ENM Nation, it is the love of Christ that resides in each of you that arrests the hearts of those whose lives you’ve touched this year. We are a blessed people whom God has chosen and established to help shift others towards their destinies by introducing them to HIM and then living the Word we share before their eyes! Each time the Lord has issued a challenge this year, you have stepped up to the plate and answered the call—Kingdom Impact! So many of us suffered “heart-losses” in the transitions of family members and loved ones and you were there every time to pray and encourage one another to a place of hope—Kingdom Impact! There were even times when all that was required was a loving embrace, a smile or a quick text or a phone call and there you were, with gracious hearts of hope and promise—Kingdom Impact!
During the course of the year, God blessed us with many opportunities to “be the good news” we talk about! In other words, He opened doors and provided avenues for us to be the face of love, hope, and joy to the world community that we live and work in; and it fills my heart with joy to know that ENM Nation understands what it means to be blessed to be a blessing. Your actions spoke as loudly as your words, especially in the faithfulness of your sowing and your selfless giving, always with an open hand, and God was glorified in it all.
God’s hands have been on this Ministry and His spirit has been evident in your hearts. You’ve shared the love of Christ from your service at the Rescue Mission and the Nursing Home, to your unflinching support of our children and youth, and the commitment to our evangelism, outreach and giving ministries. The Lord did it all using your hands as tools to undergird the daily needs of hurting people, many who have not known pure generosity and peace. Because of that, no matter the labor required, the journey has been joyful because in it all, the glory was the Lord’s.
I thank you, ENM Nation, for trusting the Word of the Lord and for your faith to believe, even in tight places. As your Pastor, I am personally blessed because of your determination to accept every challenge to move as God moves, and to do all things as unto the Lord. Your commitment to do the work of ministry in the spirit of love and reconciliation has been the light and inspiration that helps others to SEE that Jesus is real!
Throughout this year, the Word of God has been a breath of life that has strengthened each of us for this ministry journey. Our Church has witnessed family members return to the fold with a fresh fire and a renewed zeal. We’ve seen new converts come fervently confessing a new found love and trust in Jesus Christ and a desire for a life in Him. Some of you have rededicated your lives to Christ and you’re moving with renewed purpose and expectation. I’m excited about our multifaceted movement! We are not a one-dimensional people and God is shifting us with Kingdom purpose to be more causative in 2011 than we’ve ever been before! We’ve only just begun to tap the surface of our assignment and I’m excited about all that lies ahead and I pray that you are as well!
2011 will be a preeminent year for ENM Nation—a year of exceptional outcomes where extraordinary becomes the norm! We shall not settle for anything less as we pursue God for all that HE has for us to be and do in Him. Let’s start the way we mean to go on…together, in faith, trust and expectation!
God bless each of you for your commitment to be a vessel of service to carry forth the Vision of God and joyfully present it to the world! Thank you for helping ENM Nation to soar to higher heights! You are in my prayers daily and I love each of you RICHLY!
Servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ!
Overseer Daniel J. Richardson
ENM Senior Pastor