Free live music this Wednesday

Brand new band, WALK, will be performing for us soon (we're working on
the date). Two of their members, Josh and Lane, will be doing some acoustic songs
for us this week.

Come out and show your support for them - and enjoy the music.

See you there!

Blessings!
Bruce

Better weather forecast for this week!

Well, last Wednesday was another of those "frog-choker" days. I
estimate we received 9+ inches of rain between Wednesday and Thursday.
We had a few visitors who braved the nastiness to come study and a
couple who came to where there was power (theirs was out)! We plan on
being open regardless of the weather - unless there's a hurricane
coming or something extreme like that.

The forecast for this Wednesday looks a lot better, so we are praying
that more folks will be able to make it out to 58watt this week. (We
can't eat all the "donuts" by ourselves, so please come give us a
hand!)

Blessings,
Bruce
(for the 58watt coffeeshop team)

Don't forget to check out the 58watt page at http://www.58watt.org/

A couple of photos from Grand Opening

Here's Jake Smith performing for our Grand Opening.




We had an "up close and personal" concert - and it was great.




We are planning to do this regularly. Please suggest any artists or groups that you know who are looking for a place to play.

Thoughts on Grand Opening

As usual, God's plans and my plans were not entirely in sync...
His are always better!

We had terrible weather all afternoon and into the evening.
Traffic was miserable everywhere.

But, Jake Smith was early and we had time to visit and get him set up. The entire team made it through the traffic jams, etc. to get here. Several non-team-member visitors from church and a couple of "real" visitors braved the traffic and the weather to come check it out.

What they found was a nice evening of relaxed conversation, music and relationship building. I think that everyone enjoyed themselves, that all felt uplifted and, at the end of the evening when the team gathered, we decided that it was exactly right.

God only knows what will happen next Wednesday...really.
So, come out and see!

Grand Opening Tonight

We are really looking forward to getting started...

• Come hear Jake Smith tonight around 6 pm.
  (http://www.myspace.com/jakesmithmusic)
• We'll have espresso drinks, coffee, tea and some baked goods.
• The WiFi is up and running.

Join us for some good music, relaxing time and conversation!

I'll try to post some pictures and comments during the evening - but I hope that I don't have time!

Guinea pigs...

Well, our first test run with people other than ourselves went fine. And, as of last report, they are all STILL doing fine! It's getting pretty exciting, with an updated look and arrangement at "the Big House", with everyone taking part and with seeing the Spirit at work.
If you haven't invited someone to come to the Grand Opening, do so now!

See you Wednesday...
Bruce

Team changes

We'd like to welcome Bill Howell to the team!

And thank Eric and Jessica for their support - and to pray that their upcoming move will be stress free and a blessing to them both. (Or that maybe she'll get accepted at Xavier and they can stay!)

Team Members

Our initial team members are:

• Bruce (me)
• Cliff
• Drew and Kim
• Jennifer
• Josh
• Karla
• Sid
• Stephanie and Stephen

I'll try to get some pictures posted, so you'll recognize who is who!

Behind the scenes folks include:

• Brad
• Brent
• Gilda
• Jane
• Jonathan
• Lane and Brenda
• Susan
• Woody

Thanks to all who have volunteered!

Grand Opening Scheduled

April 2nd will be our Grand Opening - featuring music by recording artist Jake Smith.
Come join us for some good coffee, good music and good conversation - starting around 5:30.

Approval

Last night the TLC Voters assembly approved of and voted their support for the 58watt coffeeshop! Praise God for the unanimous support!

The real work can now begin! We'll be installing the espresso machine, getting signage and setting up "shop". I'll be posting a real Grand Opening date as soon as I have the details worked out. We are looking for Trinity members who are willing and able to commit to join us every Wednesday for about 3-6 months, to act as buddies or guides for our visitors.

Please contact me at bruce@58watt.org for more info or to volunteer.