Archive for July, 2008

Sunday Summary 07.13.08

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Today was a great ending to an awesome week!

The Scripture this morning was from Matthew 13:1-17–the parable of the sower and the soils
My theme was “The Recklessness of God”–God recklessly broadcasts the seeds of blessings on our lives.
Bottom line: What kind of soil are we? What kind of receptors of the blessings of God are [...]

World Changers Update #6 07.12.08

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Finis!
The dream is now a reality. The project is complete, and the participants have returned home. The summer staff packed up and headed out for a break before their next project.
There’s so much more to tell, but here are some of the details:

Work completed on 11 houses in Cradock
Work completed on another house added on
Work [...]

World Changers Update # 5 07.10.08

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Yesterday was our short day. Crews only worked until noon, then came back to the school where we fed them pizza. From there, the youth groups dispersed throughout the Hampton Roads area for a break. Some went to the beach (yes, in the rain….), some went to area malls, while others went to the marine [...]

World Changers Update # 4 07.09.98

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Just have time for a quick update right, but hope to be able to write more later tonight.
Last night four of our World Changers students, Tim Yarbrough and I went to the Portsmouth City Council Meeting to receive a proclamation from the City declaring July 5-12, 2008 as World Changers Week in Portsmouth. After our [...]

World Changers Update # 3 07.08.08

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Yesterday was the first day of the construction phase of our World Changers project, and it was a blur!  But it was a good blur!

All the groups assembled out in front of the school building for the Great Send Off at 7:00 a.m.
On had for the event was one member of City Council, representatives from [...]