June 25, 2007
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Central 1 Update #2
Hello!
“The best job in the world is sitting on the 50 yard line watching God’s hand move.” Captain George Gibbons said that phrase so many times to us this week. We have been in LaPorte, Indiana and could not have asked for more hospitality or love. Captains Sharon and George Gibbons gave us the opportunity to serve in the Sunday morning meetings, at an elderly ministry in the mornings, VBS in the afternoon, and the soup kitchen at night. Our team is in awe of what we have learned and the experiences that God has let us be a part of.
The elderly ministry was so encouraging. The people have a passion for the Lord that just radiates from their smiles and conversations. We loved starting the mornings with this joy. In the afternoons we held a VBS for the neighborhood and corps kids. The first day we had two girls from the corps, and by the end of the week, we had fifteen from the corps and neighborhood mixed. And they all accepted Christ as their Savior. How powerful the Lord is! The soup kitchen was a humbling time for us. To sit and eat with people who are less fortunate than us made us think about how blessed we are. We thanked the Lord for giving us the opportunity to witness to these people and pray that He goes with them.
Our eyes are filled with tears as we leave today. We leave our love and prayers with all the people here in LaPorte. We thank Captains Sharon and George Gibbons for their abundant love and guidance.
We are excited to go to Marinette, Wisconsin! We will continue to pray for all the other SMTers!!
All our love and prayer,
Alex, Amy K., Carolyn, Amy E., Breann, & Ashlee
