Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Humbled...

Last week we had another FABULOUS mission team encourage, serve alongside us, and really just humble us once again with their graciousness and willingness to do. This is our second mission team that Mission Fargo has had come and serve the church planting efforts this summer. Since we are so new, serving looks like:

--Spending the mornings serving some community outreach services in town (salvation army, dakota boys ranch, new life)
--Serving the three other SBC churches
--Surveying and Prayer walking the downtown area we seek to minister too
--Holding a Community Picnic for Mission Fargo to get to meet their neighbors

While all have been great outlets, bringing favor to the name of Mission Fargo, the picnic has been the highlight each time. Spending three days praying by streets and sticking fliers on doors, to see who may respond. Needless to say, we have been humbled each time. And there is no way we could have done it without the AMAZING mission teams we have had! THANK YOU "The Bridge" and Richpond"!!

Over the course of the two picnics we have been able to meet over 200 of our neighbors. We held these picnics with the primary purpose being to meet our neighbors, and the second picnic we definitely emphasized the new church that would be beginning and gave out our information. We have been overwhelmed by the response and the thought of how the interest may translate into church planting. Enjoy a few pictures from last week!
my (and Abbys :) sweet baby Julia at Temple Baptist VBSme and Jenny havin a little fun while sorting massive amounts of Target overstock!bein goofy..my body fit in one pant leg
good times...
Richie...our fabulous cook!community picnic!Mission Team with our Neighbor

2 comments:

  1. thanks for the update, sweet sister of mine! sounds like things are going well. so glad that the Lord is giving you much clear confirmation that you are right where He is calling you to be. i mean, seriously - how common could it be that you guys have summer interns and mission teams-a-plenty so early in your ministry there?? and such great ones at that? and such tremendous community response? how exciting! just wish i was closer to see it firsthand! love you! miss you much!

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  2. p.s. wish i could watch SYTYCD with you, too! such a toughie tonight to figure out who to vote for! i stuck with my faves, though...

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