Our AWSOME Small Group

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took the step of joining a small group at Flamingo Road. We were hesistant as we are relatively new to the church and didn't really know anyone too well. We had discussed the possibility of joining and had looked at the listing of groups but had not made the move to actually join. One Friday night I got home from work and had an e mail from a wonderful lady named Lilli. She and her husband were hosting a "couples"small group and they had invited anyone who was not yet part of a group to come over and check it out. I thought this was incredibly brave of them and I admired the fact that they were willing to open their home to people they didn't know just for the sake of helping them to find some people to "do life with". My husband and I were unable to attend that week or the next but when the day did finally come that we were able to join them we were in for the most pleasant surprise!

We arrived to find a house filled with people we did not know except for Lilli and her husband whom we had only met briefly at church. We were welcomed warmly and we took a seat to wee what the evening would be all about. What transpired that night and for each and every Friday night since is nothing short of miraculous! Our group is diverse, we are all different ages, nationalities, some married, some not, some attend Flamingo Road Church, some don't. What we all have in common is that we are all on fire for God and we all want to surround ourselves with other people who feel the same. We have been able to get "naked" with each other and we know that what we say in small group stays in small group. We have all begun to feel like family and have realized that many of us have the same hobbies, ie...camping and golf, and we also have the same struggles. It is somehow comforting to know that there are other couples (and singles) out there who go through the same things we do and yet we all come together at the end of a busy week to share our victories, our pain, and our hope together.

I just want everyone who has never been in a small group to really think about either starting one or joining one. You won't regret it! Life is not easy and having people in your life that understand and are willing to open up and share with you can change everything. I thank God for Lilli and Edwin. Thank you for opening up your home and making such a difference in our lives. God is going to bless you richly for it.