Washington Gardens - Here We Come!

Today we had an amazing outreach! It started off at 11:30 a.m. with a crew of 6 and by 11:45 we had a couple (Pastor Lance & Brandy) out talking and inviting people to come out and join us. By 12:00 we were up and running! At first there were only a few people, but not too long afterwards we had a number of people - adults and kids- lined up and ready to partake.




We had several people out today that we made conntact with during our marathon. One of those people was Courtney. She is an amazing gal. She lives right in the front apartment there where we were set up and she came out to join us along with her little boy. She sat with Pastor Lance for quite some time and shared how she is trying to get her life in order and that she feels that her boyfriend (the father of her youngest) just isn't walking along side of her in these changes and she feels that some other "changes" may be coming. It is sad to hear, but it is also good to know that the Word that we have sown in is being effectual!



We also had several men from the mission come over and join us today. Two of which accepted JESUS! Praise the Lord! Pastor Lance and Brother Anthony(a.k.a. Bald Headed Jesus Freak) had a great opportunity to speak with and pray with them. They were hungry to hear the Truth! We were also able to distribute many, many coats and sweatshirts to these men. They were so very greatful and could not say "Thank you" and "God bless you" enough. It was so rewarding! One man came over to be with us evens though he had a broken foot. He said that he heard about us being there and wanted to be with us. He chose this over being with the others over at the mission during their own lunch hour. He was a true inspiration.




We had several kids out today and Pastor Lance was the biggest one there! When kids are around you can be sure that Pastor will be right in the middle of them. Today was no exception. There were serveral teen boys there today and they had all there "equipment" with them. There were boys with bikes, roller blades, and skate boards. Pastor Lance took it upon himself to show these young ones how to get it done! He was "Kickin' it old school"!!!:) By the way, they all thought he was nuts! It was so great!!!





At the end of the outreach, we had given out all of the food prepared with nothing left over. We served up a lunch of hot dogs, grilled cheese, chips, crackers, pop, and homemade cookies. And let's not forget about the candy! Everyone had a great time and our "chefs" (Layne and Cole) were busy all day!! Our "detail" crew (Brandy & Amanda) kept hoppin' and saw to it that everyone was taken care of. They even found time to grab a bite themselves.





All in all, it was a victoriously awesome day for the Lord!!