Note from Justin Jordan re: COVID-19
March 13, 2020
Good Morning Real Life,
I hope you are doing well this morning. I wanted to address the COVID19/Coronavirus situation and as you are all seeing, things are changing hour by hour but there are still no confirmed cases in Idaho. Many of you have begun to ask what is our plan at Real Life concerning corona virus.
At this point, we plan to hold services at 9:15 and 11:00 AM as usual. However, just like Jenni Florendo, our Family Ministries Director said in her email a week ago, if you are sick or have a compromised immune system we want to advise you to please stay home. The custodial team and children’s ministry are doing a great job of keeping areas and toys clean and sanitized. We will not be serving communion or coffee this Sunday to help keep the spread of germs to a minimum. We still have plenty of hand sanitizer located throughout the building and we encourage you to use it. We are also looking into streaming our services in the future for those who cannot join us in person. In addition, we are talking as an eldership about potential next steps we should take for our community as this progresses.
We want you to exercise wisdom and discernment when it comes to keeping yourself and the public safe. I will post further updates tomorrow and until then, make sure you’re following the precautionary measures to prevent illness which are good to follow all the time!
• Wash your hands frequently and for 20 seconds
• Use hand sanitizer that is 60% alcohol if soap isn’t available
• Avoid touching your face
• Stay home if you are sick
• Wipe down and disinfect surfaces that are touched daily
Lastly, I want to encourage you to not live in fear, but instead to be thinking of what it means to be the church in this moment. Paul says in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” I see this as a tremendous opportunity for us to show the world where our hope lies. That we have power, love and a sound mind that comes from our relationship with Jesus. We will not be a church that focuses on self preservation, but instead bringing hope and service to those in our community. The church is a group of people who goes into the unknown, the darkness and brings confidence and light to the world in the name of Jesus. It is in these moments that the church shines brightest.
Tonight we have our Prayer + Worship night to prepare our hearts for Easter at 6:30 pm. Let’s pray and worship together and pour our hearts out to Jesus and pray for our community. If you have questions feel free to email me at jjordan@reallifetv.church.
“One Person at a Time,”
Justin Jordan
Lead Pastor