Turner Days, Faith and the Power of God - Part 2
Now in the wake of a weekend of involvement with our community, trusting God to work in the lives of those we came in contact with and believing that He will work to change lives around us, how did things go at Turner Days?
This is a question that we as a church have been reflecting on for several days and here are some of the early results of the work this past weekend. First, I want to tell you that we had the opportunity to pass out nearly 3000 bottles of water and 500 cups of hot cocoa this past weekend, all while inviting people up to a bonfire with hayrides and free food. The goal was to see as many people as possible from our community come up to the bonfire and hear the gospel and interact with our people. Saturday, one man from Oak Grove spent time with another gentlemen who had just moved into the area and was desperately in need of friendship. I met a woman who after we had served her a cup of hot chocolate she shared her story of her fight against breast cancer and she allowed me to pray for her and to share the gospel with her. There were countless other stories of God’s working on that Saturday.
Then on Sunday, my faith was stretched. When it came time for the bonfire, it seemed that very few people were showing up, so I went up by the entrance to pray and watch, but I didn’t see any more people come in while I was there. While I was there, my faith was being challenged. Would God answer? Would God work in the lives of the people we invited? After I walked away from the entrance and went back to the fire, and before I knew it, people started showing up in droves. Throughout the night we were able to share testimonies, songs and the gospel with nearly 100 people from our neighborhood. Now, this is not a post about how God always does what we ask, but I do want to encourage you because God does demonstrate His power and He does answer prayer, but sometimes our faith is challenged in the midst of it!