Our final day was a big barbeque at Unwin Park.  We’d been running programs there all week long, so there was more than a few people aware of what we were doing.  Additionally, the park has a lot going on in it – soccer, baseball, a public outdoor pool even.  We probably had at least [...]

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admin on July 18th, 2008

We were back in front of storefronts last night.  I was feeling spiritually, emotionally, and physically exhausted yesterday afternoon, and seriously considered staying home.   I didn’t get notified where we were going until I was already late which was kind of frustrating but that’s the vagaries of technology.  We set up in front of Save [...]

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admin on July 17th, 2008

Last night we had a water and cookie station in front of PetSmart right next door to the theatre we run Sunday services out of.  Of course, we also had stations in front of the Winners and the Chapters, so lots of people who came by already had water given out at another station. Still [...]

Continue reading about Day 3 of "Campaign of Kindness" – PetSmart

Last night was a car wash.  I was expecting to get good and sore scrubbing down cars.  I did do some, but what excited me more was the chance to talk to people and show them the love of Christ through my attitude and my conversation.  In my bay, I found myself the go-to guy [...]

Continue reading about Day 2 of "Campaign of Kindness" – In the Eyes of Strangers

admin on July 15th, 2008

This week Community of Hope has 12 missionaries up for a week to help us with our summer push – the “Campaign of Kindness”.  We have a fully staffed park program running in one of the major parks in our area, and we also have four or five teams who went out last night to [...]

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