Harvest Crusade 2008

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Harvest Crusade 2008 last Saturday evening. We had a great crowd which made the experience that much more enjoyable. Leeland, Kutless, Lincoln Brewster and P.O.D. were great. And of course, the message from Greg Laurie was inspirational and challenging. We were thankful to hear Laurie speak, especially so soon after the tragic death of his son. But his message was heartfelt and reminded us that it is in our weaknesses that God is often strongest. By all estimates the crowd was around 46,000 and check out the pictures of the field grow as people came forward to commit their lives to Christ. By the end of the call, the entire outfield was filled! Thanks to all the drivers for helping us out!

Check out Leeland's blog and pictures about the event here: http://leelandband.blogspot.com/2008/08/angels-in-outfield.html

The Trade / Leeland

We had a blast tonight in Riverside! We had dinner at Islands - great burgers! Then we went to the Grove Community Church for a concert by Leeland. A local Christian band The Trade opened up, and they were excellent as well - a nice surprise and a definite band to check out and keep up with. Leeland were amazing - it felt more like a worship service / sermon than a concert. We also were able to meet the band after the show and they were genuinely nice and thankful to be there.

EXIT...Somebody Loves You L. A.

Last Saturday evening we went to the annual Somebody Loves You L.A. crusade at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Saturday night is directed towards teens and young adults and we went for the full experience. We arrived early to check out the booths and exhibits in the convention center lobby. We few professional skaters, including Lance Mountain and Steve Caballeros) were doing a live painting (you can check it out above). The event itself was awesome with attendance in the thousands. The musical concert was first and featured Phil Wickham, Rebirth (featuring Annointed S, a seriously insane beat-boxer), and P.O.D. P.O.D. pretty much tore the roof off of the place. After the music, pastor Raul Ries gave a gospel message encouraging young people to give their lives to Christ, or to continue living their lives for Christ. It was a great evening and we'll have to look ahead to next year. You can get more information at: http://www.somebodylovesyoula.com/

Prayer Request

Phillip Martinez is serving in the US Army and could really use our encouragement right now. His address is:

PVT Martinez, Phillip

Building 1100 Dixie Rd

B Co. Z-60 INF 3rd Platoon

Fort Jackson, SC 29207

Crystal and Phillip are expecting a baby this summer and welcome our prayers for their future plans and family.

Check out these websites for ways to help those less fortunate….

www.compassion.com
Compassion…Releasing Children From Poverty In Jesus’ Name

www.soles4soles.org
Soles 4 Souls – Changing the World, One Pair of Shoes at a Time!

www.lionbrand.com/charityConnection.html
Knitting for Charity

www.soldiersangels.org/angel_operations.php
Helping American Soldiers overseas

http://www.mystuffbags.org/
Provides comfort and a message of hope to abused and neglected children entering crisis and foster care.

Pool Party!

The school year is over. Yesterday was officially the first day of summer. And did we mention that we're having record breaking heat in the I.E.? So it was definitely time for a pool party. On a day this hot, there wasn't much else to do but stay in the pool. I think we only got out when it was time to eat. Thanks to the Burgess family for letting us cool off in their pool and raid their house. A good time was had by all.

Parking Lot Sale - This Saturday!

The church parking lot sale is approaching and we desperately and definitely need help!

We'll meet at the building this Friday evening starting at 4:30 (we'll have pizza around 6:00) to sort, organize, and price all of our items. If you can come for any and all of this time, we can put you to work. Please bring any plastic bags you have stored around to help bag items on Saturday.

Saturday, we'll need people from 6:00am - noon. Again if you can come for any and all of this time, it would be greatly appreciated.

Please let me know when you and any other families members can come and help us.

If you need to e-mail me or call, feel free.

Thanks,
Jeff Partain