God blessed us with a wonderful day at Stuart Patterson Park in Old North Dayton on Saturday, September 22 for our Community Block Party!
Our friends/partners from Urbancrest Baptist Church showed up with about 40 people to help. They all did a fantastic job! The weather was also beautiful. Of course, we saw evidences of spiritual warfare...
The storm Friday night knocked out the electricity to the recreation center. We had rented the hall for the use of the kitchen, restrooms, etc. Fortunately, Mr. Byrd (who is leasing the facility) arrived early, saw the problem, and rented portable generators for us. All went well. Please pray for Mr. Byrd as the gymnasium experienced heavy water damage from the rain leaking in.
The person who was to do the face painting had an injury Friday night that kept her from coming. I am told this is the first time she has ever had to miss! Please pray that she feels better soon. The good news is that we had other people step up to the plate and cover for her.
The Youth Band had several dead cables that delayed their playing. Fortunately, their leader was able to run and get some new ones. The music was fantastic!
Satan must have known some good things were fixin' to happen. I had the opportunity to present the gospel. Counselors were available in the recreation center hall to meet with folks that made decisions. I know of at least two professions of faith, as well as four that came for prayer. We will be following up! Please pray for one Muslim boy that responded to the gospel. We sense he was genuinely curious.
One of our community leaders stopped by on his way to work. He could not stay long, but he found me and said, "I just wanted to stop on my way and thank your church for all you are doing in our community." God is using your partnership to plant the gospel. Pray for a great harvest!
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