Thanksgiving Festivities!!!
Last Wednesday Night, We had a great turn out for church. Hinged on the fact that it was thanksgiving, we talked about ways we were blessed and the ways we could give to those less fortunate than us. We prayed and we talked about discernment. And how when we pray, we could think about people, and the spirit could help us discern who to contact and help. The kids prayed and came up with 5 new names, and contacts of people who were in dire need of food on that night before thanksgiving, and they were blessed to find that those people were really in desperate need. a lot of the kids came out with me, and witnessed that there was a huge response, a "oh how we are blessed" or "Thank our lord and savior" it was cool. the kids felt really great about having the spirit help them decide who needed the food more than them. The other blessings of the night included Mike Slupinski and Jeff Stoker and Sara and Stacie coming and helping to fix Beef stew instead of pizza this week. A healthy meal of carrots, potatoes, beef and gravy, and we had pumpkin pies for desert. Then we had a poor woman come into the congregation asking for help, and we offered clothing and food, blankets and a hot meal. The congregation saw numerous ways we were helping in the community that night, every time an opprotunity arose, we were there, affirming to the needy. I think this night was a big boost of faith for our new believers.