Trip to San Diego

At the San Diego Zoo with Cece Leone

We went to a Padres game. Its a great stadium.

And it was throw back night!

We also went to the beach and Old town to eat mexican.

xxxChurch

Just show up. Jesus said to, “Go.” He never called us to play it safe. Where He goes, we’re to follow. And the thing is, He goes to the least expected places. So why isn’t the church in the darkest places? Perhaps we’ll send a group into those places for a weekend, but why don’t we show up more often? Why don’t we show up and stay? XXXchurch.com has been built on this concept. Because we follow Jesus, we show up where you least expect us, whether that’s with Ron Jeremy at a University or half way around the world at a porn show. 2009 will mark the 7th anniversary of XXXchurch. >From an online website that attracts visitors from over 190 countries and territories every month, to helping survivors from the sex industry start a new life, to helping hundreds of churches across the world talk about the dirty little secret. The ministry has now been taken to over 200 million homes through print, web and television over the last several years. We have written books, appeared in documentaries and TV shows, counseled thousands, and enabled over 500,000 people to have accountability online for free through x3watch. So, what’s next? We’re headed back to the place where it all started. Every year we head back to Vegas for the porn show in January. This year we plan on staying. We’ve been asking the question: What could this ministry look like if it were on the ground in Las Vegas? What if the over 189,000 plus hotel rooms of the Strip were XXXchurch’s backyard? What if the Church showed up in Sin City? Not in the burbs... but on the strip? Have we lost our minds? Possibly. Will this work? Well, we realize we could fail miserably but often the biggest reward comes when we put everything on the line and attempt something so great, it will take God to make it succeed. To show up. To bring a church with three XXX’s to a place where XXX is expected and encouraged. Somehow it seems like a perfect fit: XXXchurch Las Vegas. Midweek. Evening. Club. Lounge. Bar. Jesus. Real. Raw. Risk. Dark. Light. Sex. Sick. Lonely. Disconnected. Searching. Hope. So keep reading and find out more about our vision for XXXchurch Las Vegas and ways for you to get involved. God Bless, Craig Gross - Founder of XXXchurch.com To learn more go to XXXchurch.com/lasvegas

Trip to L.A.

Saw the Dodger's vs. Cub's

Nate's cool new camera...we were obviously there early!

Larry King sat close!

Nate's birthday celebration on the stroke of midnight!

Got to see Molly ride a horse!

Hollywood

My favorite was the Farmer's market...I am go open up shop there!

Slammy's

Nate and his guys were neirds.

We lead the Cha Cha slide.

This is a few of my small group girls.

My friend Anya, she was sporty for the awards!

Slammy's Rehearsal!

More Pictures to come of a wonderful close to our House Church year!