Block Party!

Since John and I have been home from Uganda God has really laid on our hearts the thought that we need to be ministering no matter where we are, mind blowing right? For some reason it seems so easy to "go" somewhere and be bold with the love of Jesus....but to do it on our own street? To share Christ with a neighbor? They will think we are crazy? We'll be shunned!!

We began to pray and ask God to open our hearts to ideas of ministry. We felt like the first thing to do was to meet everyone! Novel idea I know!

So we decided a Block Party was ideal!

We spent a couple days going around, knocking on doors, and letting people know about the event!
It was awesome! People were so excited about the idea! They open their doors to us, shared about their lives, and began the first step in "getting to know your neighbor"
The day came and John and I began to feel very nervous. We were not sure how it was all gonna go....what if people bring alcohol, or kids show up and get to loud and rowdy and the cops get called, we didnt have a permit, what if no one shows, or it gets awkward and we have to initiate ice breakers or something!
So much prayer had gone into this day and we knew the Lord was in control! We also knew Satan wants nothing more then to make us second guess everything. GOD REIGNS!
The event went off without a hitch. Everyone engaged in everyone! We all got to meet and chat, eat, share recipes, tips for gardening, and even ideas for our next event.
John and I had already discussed doing garage door movie nights, some women brought it up at the party so we knew that was confirmation to get it goin! We are so grateful that our God chooses to use us to further His Kingdom and to draw others in. We pray for God's Mighty hand upon Lark Ellen and Gregory street. That the Holy Spirit would begin preparing the hearts of our neighbors to hear God's Word and to live for Christ!