The 4 following Sunday's we will hosting recaps:
7/18 MCC
7/25 CCAA
8/1 WCBC
8/8 ECC
Praise God for fulfilling His Word - the harvest is truly ripe. This week we were able to be apart of God's plan for 12 children who dedicated their lives to Christ for the first time!!! We are rejoicing with the angels.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Blessed
"practical" "real" "awe-inspiring" "challenging" "convicting"- are all descriptions from the group regarding this year's EFCA youth conference. The theme was "UNDO: Restoring the Original." We explored the Beatitudes in depth throughout the week. We were privileged to be under the teaching of people such as Sean McDowell and Geoff Safford. We also learned new doctrinal terms like "Canonicity" and "Pneomology" - be sure to ask your kids what those mean and how they learned it. God spoke and evidently moved in the hearts and minds of each student. But now we are being put to the test to see what we will do with these encouragements and lessons learned.
... I sit in the Baptist Student Center as Northern Kentucky University where we are staying for the week. We have hooked up with River of Life Church in the heart of Cincinnati. On Sunday we got to share the Lord's Day with them and meet Gordon Havens. Gordon is a man of energy, vivacity, adrenaline, but every ounce is centered on prayer, the gospel, and loving God and people. After the Sunday service we fellowshipped with the members than went out onto the streets to pass out fliers for our first block party.
Speaking of the block party - it is definitely a different neighborhood than any of us are used to. But we have also happily learned that people are friendly and welcoming. They give you a moment even if they've got their headphones in. Today was Findlay Playground, we did face painting, balloon making, sign dance, hula - and of course the main draw...free food. There are many stories to tell, but I will save that for another time.
Please pray for unity within the group. Also that we can maintain good health and rest. But most of all pray that we each will be uncharacteristically outgoing and loving towards the children, families, and people made in God's image. We cannot do any good on our own, but as it says in Romans 1:16 "..it [the gospel] is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes...."
Matthew 6
"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven."
... I sit in the Baptist Student Center as Northern Kentucky University where we are staying for the week. We have hooked up with River of Life Church in the heart of Cincinnati. On Sunday we got to share the Lord's Day with them and meet Gordon Havens. Gordon is a man of energy, vivacity, adrenaline, but every ounce is centered on prayer, the gospel, and loving God and people. After the Sunday service we fellowshipped with the members than went out onto the streets to pass out fliers for our first block party.
Speaking of the block party - it is definitely a different neighborhood than any of us are used to. But we have also happily learned that people are friendly and welcoming. They give you a moment even if they've got their headphones in. Today was Findlay Playground, we did face painting, balloon making, sign dance, hula - and of course the main draw...free food. There are many stories to tell, but I will save that for another time.
Please pray for unity within the group. Also that we can maintain good health and rest. But most of all pray that we each will be uncharacteristically outgoing and loving towards the children, families, and people made in God's image. We cannot do any good on our own, but as it says in Romans 1:16 "..it [the gospel] is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes...."
Matthew 6
"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven."
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