Tag Archives: Christmas
Letters from Prison
About a month ago I visited an inmate named Ramano. Our Prison Ministry volunteers have reached out to this guy the last several years. He had some questions about faith and was confused on what it meant to begin a … Continue reading
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What a Great Christmas!
WOW! What a couple of days!!! We saw over 2100 people cross our steps for Christmas Eve between the two campuses. You prayed, you engaged and you invited!!!! We had great teams to welcome and feed our guest, to care for … Continue reading
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Top Ten Things I am Excited About in the New Year!
1. $65,000! Yup that’s right! That is the amount of the special benevolent offering that was taken on Christmas Eve at our church. We set a goal of $60,000 and look what God did. I can’t wait to see how … Continue reading
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Beyond All Expectations!
That’s how I would describe the Kids Hope USA Christmas Party. What was forecasted in the weather reports didn’t keep anyone away! Thank you Lord! Kids Hope families and mentors came together for a wonderful evening of food, fun and … Continue reading
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Once Upon a Christmas
Wondering what’s next after finishing the START> series? I know a great way to get involved in our local church and in our community. Why not volunteer to help with the Kids Hope USA Christmas Event? It is an easy … Continue reading
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Christmas notes
This morning I’m mailing all of the Christmas notes that the congregation wrote to some of the inmates we meet with our prison ministry. It’s encouraging for me to read some of the things that people wrote, so I thought … Continue reading
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We Are All Ministers!
Tuesday night was our Kids Hope USA Christmas Party. Once again it was the worse weather night of the month of December. I jokingly said next year I’m going to consult the Farmer’s Almanac to see when in December the … Continue reading
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4 families from Bhutan + 4 churches from the Tri-Cities
Tonight we’re having a little party! All four refugee families and all four church committees will be in the same house to eat some good food, share some stories, and hopefully get to know each other better! I’m really excited! I … Continue reading
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