don't forget about tomorrow!

Hey DAGer's just wanted to remind you that tomorrow former Minnesota Viking Joe Jackson will be with us at our 10:30am worship experience. This would be a GREAT opportunity to invite your friends and family who normally don't go to church. Everybody loves to see and meet a pro athlete. If the men's breakfast is any indicator of how Sunday will be then I promise you they won't be disappointed. So get you game face on and we will see you in the morning for a fantastic day!!!

EASTER EGG HUNT 09' WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

Sorry about the late update these last three weeks have been a little crazy. Anyway our first annual Community Wide Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success! I knew that it was going to be good but WOW it was amazing! 650 people showed up at Yahoola Creek Park on Saturday morning. Actually, people started to show up at 9:30am and by 10:15am we already had 350. By the time we started the egg hunt at 11am 350 more people showed up. At 11:02am every one of the 14,000 eggs was picked up...crazy!!!

Got to admit I was a little freaked out on Friday because of all of the rain...especially when I heard the field that we were going to use was flooded. But let me tell ya'll why I am so proud to serve our church...the people! Our folks didn't see a set back they saw an opportunity! Even though we couldn't use any of the fields at the park they immediately jumped into action and came up with plan B. I was so proud of our folks that morning.

DAGer's thank you for all of your hard work, thank you for stuffing 14,000 eggs ,thank you for loving our community, thank you for loving people on Saturday, thank you for dreaming big with me, and thank you for loving Jesus!

I got to give a special shout out to our Children's Pastor. Pastor Erica thank you for all of your hard work. Because of your servants heart families got to spend a stress free morning together. Because of your servant's heart we got to pray with many guests. Because of your servant's heart kid's lives were changed forever. Tami and I appreciate you so much...we are very proud of you.

One of the really cool things that happened before this event was the connection we made with several businesses and individuals. I want to thank all of the businesses and individuals that gave to this event. Your generously truly touched our community.

DAGer's I can't wait til next year's Easter Egg hunt. I'm thinking 20,000 eggs...more activities...and alot more people! Lumpkin County you haven't seen nothing yet...THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!

Men's Breakfast

Attention DAG Men

on Saturday April 18th at 9am

head over to Ryan's in

Dawsonville Georgia for a time of

good food and great fellowship.

Former Minneasota Viking Joe Jackson

will be joining us and sharing a devotion.

Hope to see you there!

EASTER EGG HUNT UPDATE

THE EASTER EGG HUNT IS STILL ON...

Just wanted to give a quick update regarding EASTER EGG HUNT at Yahoola Creek Park in Dahlonega Georgia on Saturday April 11th. Because of the rain we had on Friday we rearranged some things at the park however the hunt is still ON. Below are a few update points about this weekend!

• First of all we hit our goal of 10,000 eggs!
• Actually I believe we are close to 11,000 eggs...DAGer's ya'll are amazing!
• Instead of selling hot dogs, corn dogs, chips, and drinks we decided to give it all away.
• That's right this is a TOTALLY FREE event to the community.
• The toddler moonwalk and inflatable obstacle course are FREE.
• The face painting is FREE.
• The Easter Egg Hunt is FREE.
• FREE...FREE...FREE...
• We'll have 5 areas for 5 different age groups 1) birth-3 yrs 2) pre-K-Kinder
  3)1st grade - 2nd grade 4) 3rd grade - 4th grade 5) 5th grade - 6th grade
• Registration begins at 10am. When you registration you will be enter into a drawing
• We will be drawing a names at 10:45am, 11:45am, & 12:45am...you MUST be present to claim the prize.

Don't forget the HUNT takes place on Saturday April 11th at 10am at Yahoola Creek Park in Dahlonega GA.

Finally, I want to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to all the amazing people at Dahlonega Assembly. I am so grateful and humble to be apart of a church that dreams BIG. All the dreaming, all the praying, all the stuffing, all your hard work will pay on Saturday morning at Yahoola Creek Park! The big reward will happen on Sunday when people say yes to Jesus! DAGer's ya'll are amazing! Thank you for showing LOVE 4 LUMPKIN!

EASTER SERIES

I can't believe Easter is just a few days away. How time has flown by this year. On top of celebrating Easter on Sunday it will officially be one year since Tami & I became the Senior Pastors of DAG! Please believe me when I say this that we are humbled and honored that ya'll have allowed us to Pastor you and your families. Later I'll be blogging about all the amazing things that God has done at Dahlonega Assembly one year later.

What I really want to do is encourage you to get you and your friends to church on Sunday!!! Let me say it again, the greatest marketing strategy we have is YOU! Easter Sunday is one of those Sunday that people who normally don't go to church will go IF THEY ARE INVITED.So start calling, emailing, twittering, blogging, texting, and of course talking to those around you about Easter Sunday at Dahlonega Assembly.

We starting a new message series called "REBEL WITH A CAUSE." I know some folks like to think that Jesus was this long hair, blue eye, sandal wearing, lamb carrying girly man. The fact of the matter is Jesus was a REBEL in His time. The life He lived was the life of a REBEL and was contrary to what the politically and religiously correct of the day expected. On Easter Sunday we are going to learn why Jesus holds the title of the greatest REBEL of all time. I'm so jacked up about Easter I promise that you and your friends won't be disappointed.

Can't wait to see ya'll with your friends on Easter Sunday at 10:30am!!!