We had a great weekend. Our church hosted Disciple Now and we were a host home for seven 10th grade boys. I was a little nervous but it turned out great! The boys were wonderful and Matt loved having them here. He tried so hard to be part of the big boys.
What made the weekend more interesting was our neighbors across the street had 20 11th grade boys at their house. Saturday morning at about 2 am, our doorbell starts ringing. Was I surprised? No. Then on Sunday morning we woke up to plastic forks, spoons, and knives sticking out of our yard. Our cat really liked that because it was like a giant scratching playground. Matt on the other hand was highly offended and ended "having a talk" with the boys. It was hilarious!
Richard had arranged with our neighbors to go over to their house about 5:30 am on Sunday to play "Reveille" on his trumpet, but he decided to sleep instead. The funny thing was that our neighbors actually woke up to let him in but he never showed up! Poor guys.
The event was great. The Jeff Johnson Band played and Brent Gambrell (the guy we went with to Haiti) spoke to the kids. I have never been to anything like this and for me, it was almost like going to a revival. Actually, I have never been to a revival either but I felt like I had been revived by the end of Sunday. Brent has been blessed with an amazing gift for public speaking and speaking the truth. When our church gets his message uploaded, I will post it here because it was heart changing.
The students were also given a group challenge. Each grade, from 6th to 12th, was given $60 and three hours to raise money for a student group home in Virgina. The entire group had a goal to bring in $3600. Instead, they raised over $10,000!!! Can you believe that?!? In 3 hours they raised that much cash! Since they raised so much money, they gave $5000 to the group home and $4500 to Brent's ministry to build a home for a widow in Haiti. I wish you could have seen Brent's reaction when he found out, it was priceless.
God is so good! It was a good reminder for me to let God be God and nothing is impossible for Him. Beth Moore reminded me of that a couple of weeks ago too. Seriously, if He can part the sea, raise the dead, and feed thousands to name a few miracles, why do I expect so little from Him at times??
Anyways, I feel a rabbit chase coming on so I better wrap it up. We had a great weekend. How was yours?
2 comments:
I don't know why I am crying reading this....I wish everyone I know and love could have been at church Sunday to hear Brent!!
Sounds like a great weekend. Maw Maw would tell you to wash the plastic ware and thank them for it!Reminds me of waking up one Sunday morning to toilet paper hanging from every bush and tree during Earnie's high school days. Matt is very particular about his yard. I will look forward to the message, that means I get to go to Dairy Palace, for high speed internet and maybe a coke and burger. I can't believe I never took ya'll to a revival. They are great. Talk about chasing rabbits.
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