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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Call Day 2008

After counting down the days for the last several months Call Day 2008 finally arrived. Today, Eric received his Divine Call to Redeemer Lutheran Church in Columbus, GA to serve as pastor. We are so excited to get to our new congregation and home! We are thankful for the support of our home church, District, Synod, family and friends through these 4 exciting years. The next big milestone is graduation, followed by ordination and installation into Redeemer. We'll likely have some more updates as the move gets closer.

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posted by Eric Estes at 12:04 AM

7 Comments:

  • Eric
    I am so very happy you have received a call and warm weather included. I was wishing for the East side of the states however someday God willing I may make it to Columbus to visit.Al and I wish you,Jen and the boys a wonderful ministry, our prayers are with you. I do pray someday we will meet up with you folks again.
    Lois and Al

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:37 AM  

  • Congratulations, Pastor-elect!

    I got a little excited when I saw "Columbus", but then you're going down to Georgia, not Ohio. :)

    I hope you can post more about some of the cool surprises you run into. Peace!

    By Blogger Dan @ Necessary Roughness, at 7:11 AM  

  • Congratulations, Eric and Jen!! I was bummed it wasn't Florida, but at least it is in the same district! Best wishes and many prayers in the next few weeks as everything comes to an end/beginning!!

    Love, The Martins

    By Blogger Jenna, at 4:48 PM  

  • As president of the congregation, Welcome to our church! We are all so excited to meet you and your family and welcome you into the Redeemer family! We are proud of Columbus, we are the home of the AFLAC duck and many other international companies. Please let us know if there is any way we can help make your transition easier. May God bless your remaining time at the seminary and your transition to Columbus.

    John & Laurie Ninke
    johnandlaurie@mindspring.com

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:58 PM  

  • Welcome to Redeemer Lutheran Church. As an Elder and Vice President of the congregation, I also look forward to a long and fruitful ministry with you and the family. I noticed a link to a cycling blog and would like to tell you about the riverwalk in Columbus, GA. Many cyclists enjoy the trek from downtown to Fort Benning and back. If there is anything I can do to help you in this transition, please let me know.

    In Christ!

    John and Jan Beckman

    jbsoccer@bellsouth.net

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:39 PM  

  • Dear Eric and Jen,
    Our family is very excited about your call to be our new pastor. We would be happy to answer any questions you might have about our community and the Columbus area. Please do not hesitate to contact us. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We rejoice with you in this call.

    Chaplain Tom and Diane Waynick
    waynickt@bellsouth.net
    (706) 563-6490

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:11 PM  

  • Welcome to Columbus!! You and your family are an answer to our prayers. We at Redeemer Lutheran look forward to all that you, Jen, and the boys have to bring to our congergation.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:23 AM  

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