Hey all! This is a very late report from our KIA Memorial Day Parade Event. You all are amazing!What an awesome experience from what I heard...it always is when we SERVE in JESUS name! Lot's of momentum happening, so keep PRAYING!
CONNECTION GROUPS are meeting...our cookout is coming soon, we are heating up with a few people skipping around in our search for CAMPUS PASTOR. Pray, PRay, PRAy PRAY!!!!
Vicki wrote this after the KIA Event:
It was a wonderful day! God cleared the skies and warmed the air, giving us another of his magnificent days to go forth and do His work. We distributed over 350 bottles of water - everybody on Main Street, from Union to Claremont was holding a bottle of "New Hope" water. The team did an amazing job of touching hundreds of people. For those who were able to be there - if you have a story to share, please post a comment to Pastor Charles' most recent blog posting.
Here are mine: As a man read the KIA card, he said, "Hey. You're the ones starting a new church here in Ashland, aren't you?" I've been talking to people down at the Salvation Army about you guys." When I told him how wonderful I thought that was, his wife told me that we had bagged their groceries as SavALot (during our first KIA event), and they can't wait until we're up and running.
My most enthusiastic response and words of gratitude came from the men and women of the National Guard as I passed out water to those riding military vehicles in the parade. How joyful that made my heart...that a simple bottle of water, presented with Christ's love, had servicemen and women thanking me. Are you kidding?
Just two stories of how much this stuff matters: to those we seek to serve, but, perhaps, even more to those of us doing the serving. A HUGE thanks to those of you who weren't able to attend, but kept the rest of us in prayer - we couldn't have done it without God's blessing on our day.
Any other STORIES to SHARE? Post them into comments below!
Things are truly HEATING UP big time...we need extra prayer right now. We will start rolling BIG TIME in the next 6 weeks. Are you kidding me...only 3+ months till GRAND OPENING? Here we go...
blessings and peace!
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