“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
1 Peter 3:15
(From Kenny)
Hi fam,
Firstly, happy birthday to Bryan, who had a wonderful day of surfing on Tuesday as he always does! We’re so blessed and thankful that God through you up.
Also, what a joyful weekend! We had a baptism and a powerful testimony. More below.
Logistics
Served: ~90
Last week's leaders: Geoff, Bryan, Kenny
Next week's leaders: Kenny, Crystal
Next week's preacher: Kenny
Gifts
Last week's: socks
Next week's: Stay tuned!
Looking Ahead
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Service
What a great day! Ruth, her dad, and Bryan got everything together at storage. They headed downtown and were greeted by a great throng of people waiting to help out.
As we finished setting up, I noticed a new guy standing in the middle of everything, observing what was happening. I introduced myself, learned his name was Will, and started talking to him. He mentioned he is currently living at a shelter, was walking to the library, and decided to stop and see what was happening here. I told him it was a church and asked if he was a Christian. He said he grew up Catholic but fell away for a long time. However, he was having the sense in the last few weeks that God was telling him it was "time to come home." I invited him to stay for service, and he did.
We had a great time of readings. For the sermon, Ruth shared her testimony. What a powerful story. She told of her parents making the heart crushing story to give up her and her brother for adoption to an aunt and uncle so they could flee Haiti before it was too late; of the abuse she suffered under her own family in America, and the love her ESL teacher showed her, and the food that the librarian would provide her, and the love from her boss who would drive her home in the winter so she would not have to walk in the winter; of her brother's frat who let him live for free, and the landlord who allowed Ruth to join him in the summer so she would not he homeless. It was a story of pain and suffering BUT GOD showed His love, care, grace, and affection through it all. We were all so thankful for God giving Ruth the courage to share her story in front of the church. Thank you Ruth
Afterwards during our time of prayer, I went back to our new friend Will and asked him if he would like to receive Christ today. He said yes! We brought him to the front of the church and baptized him in the name of the father, son, and Holy Spirit.
We had a great family lunch and everyone hang extra long because it was such a joyful, peaceful time in the Spirit.
Blessings,
-Kenny
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(From Bryan)
"Before people arrive, I want to tell you I'm Jewish but believe we all worship the same god but with different names".... I just smiled and said I believe differently but everyone is welcome to stay. With lots of changes we had four with us for the service and had to hold it in a very open room which was fine because everyone coming and going joined us in song... including two staff who never left.
I had to get over myself because my new friend was a legit actress in movies and on the stage. When I hear stories in assisted living facilities I take them with a grain of salt until I figure it out. She was the deal and showed me her clip in that classic movie, "Warriors"... "I was in the Lizzies, the only girl gang in the movie. I had one line; 'shoot him! shoot him!'“ IYKYK
I preached a Spirit-filled message and handed out communion. When I got to her (I had explained it was the Seder Meal) I told her it was for those who believed Jesus was the Messiah.... "I believe that" she said, and we I taught her how to take communion with me.
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