Wednesday, March 26, 2008
We had good experience in outreach with the Cape Coral Church of Christ in Cape Coral, Fla earlier this month. Many of us Sojourners have been going there helping the church for a number of years. This year they ask for us to come up with a way to really enter act with the community, a way to get the community to come and see what the church was "all about". We had had several meetings there before and many Christians from other congregations came, but few people from the community. We came up with a one day "Super Saturday Vacation Bible School" and a cook out that evening. The week before "Super Saturday" we went house to house with flyers that told about the "Super Saturday" VBS and the cook out that evening. The reception to our invitation was very good and we were hoping that a few people would show up on "Super Saturday", but we didn't know. What a success.... When VBS started at 9:00 Sat. morn. we had almost 50 people present. Surprisinglymore adults than children, and that night more and different people came to the cook out. The next morning, Sunday, the church had over a 25 percent increase in attendance as compared to the previous Sunday. Several from the "Super Saturday"came back Sun. to hear the gospel preached. In our bible studys while there we baptized two people into Christ Later, after we sojourners left, one of the members called me to tell me that they had set up several bible studies. What a success.... Who said people are not interested in church anymore? This example was so powerful to us at Howell, that we are planning a "Super Saturday"this late summer before school starts. We believe this is one way to get the community involved in learning about our Lord and finding out about His Church. Should you become interested in a "Super Saturday" VBS approach contact me and I will be glad to help. I might add that early in May, several of us are going to the Hemly Rd. Church of Christ in Bayou La Batre, Al. to help them put on a "Super Saturday" with bible teaching and a cookout followed by a singing. Dave Neal is bring a crew down from Somerset, Ohio and we are going to be working evangelizing the community the week before the "Super Saturday" Don
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