How You Can Get Involved with the Give Worship Project.
Friends and Family,                    God undoubtably moves in interesting ways! The last time I sent out an update I was employed at The Brook and had started the Give Worship Project as an additional ministry, something I planned to do in conjunction with my role as

Welcome to My Home
John went ahead of me, skipping nimbly over the submerged tires, the floating trash, and knowing just which rickety pieces of wood would hold his weight. He turned around and held out his hand. Now it was my turn. I looked around me. Pigs were wading in the stream, garbage piled up and lazily drited by. People were watching me. And I was afraid. Not afraid of water mind you. But afraid of falling in this particular water. It stunk. It was putrid. As I looked down at it, a stench rose and

Taking it Easy
The last couple of weeks have been full. To say the least. Cleaning out my office. My first training trip. My last Sunday at The Brook. Saying so many tearful good-byes. My Dad's surgery for cancer. A wedding. A bad cold. These weeks have been full of emotion and a bit physically tiring as well. It's felt a bit like falling off a hundred foot cliff. Overwhelming is the word I'd use. Tears are always close to the surface, a sure sign that my reserves are very low. So I'm taking a bit of a break right now. I'm sitting around in my sweatpants and old ratty Alabama sweatshirt, watching movies and eating ice cream. I'm sleeping in and going to bed early.

Give Worship Project Goes Global!
The Give Worship Project in the Dominican Republic from Jan Owen on Vimeo.I made this movie to show at church this past weekend. It shows the highlights of my trip to the DR. I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch and get a glimpse of my first trip to train church leaders. For more details on future training trips, visit the Give Worship website. 

Thank You
These past two weeks have been filled with many challenges. Almost everything around me was unfamiliar - the landscape, the culture, the language. I was trying some things for the first time. They had never provided any training on worship before. We weren't sure what to expect or how things would turn out. Or even if anyone would come!In short, although I knew I was answering a call of God, I was scared stiff, wondering if I had resigned my job for nothing. My anxiety was very high o