The Big Day

Good morning!

Today is the big day-- the day of our community outreach party on Chene St.
This party will be taking place in what was, until yesterday, known as "The Drug Park", but has been newly christened (great word...christened....) by Pastor Steve and our Peacemakers hosts as "God's Glorious Community Park". The students will be working with our new friends on the Peacemakers staff to provide an afternoon of uplifting activities for the community on Chene St. and the surrounding areas. This may not seem like much, but we quickly came to realize, after arriving on Chene St., that this neighborhood is too dangerous for children to go outside of their homes, and too desolate for there to be anything to do but to either sit alongside the road watching cars go by, or get in trouble.

*Pray that the Holy Spirit pervades our every activity today, and that we would be blessed to bear fruit in every good work.

*Pray that God's Presence is thick and tangible on Chene St. today, and that all who enter God's Glorious Community Park will have a sense of entrance into the gracious, redeeming presence of God and will make the decision to follow Christ for a lifetime.

*Pray for our students as they endeavor to share the hope of the Jesus story with the lost, bitter, and broken.

*Pray for safety, as it is always a prevalent concern when working with strangers, and in unusual places.

We are grateful for the gift of joyful spirits that the Lord has given us this week, and we have been blessed to see seeds of the Gospel sown among our new friends from the Jesus House and the Mercy House (the men's and women's boarding houses supported by Peacemakers), and prospered among the students and the adult staff. We are going forth in the power of the cross of Jesus today, and are determined not to give back any ground to the enemy, but to continue to charge forward in the hope that we profess, and in the awesome ministry of redemption that God has placed in front of us.

BECAUSE JESUS LIVES!
-Betsy