Holy Stories

If you heard the messages on Righteous Mission Sunday, (August 1) you heard powerful testimonies from people whose lives were changed this summer. (If you missed it, go to the home page and search out the videos you find there. ) Donna Couture spoke with emotion on the impact of working with children in Flint. She also spoke about the connection of grace and love the 60+ adults experienced during the amazing week of service at Whaley's Children Home.
Austin Klebba gave witness about the new life starts (including his own) that occured at the mission site he worked on with others on the High School Righteous Mission week. Paul Anderson's description of experiencing the overwhelming grace of Jesus Christ he has come to know since entering this ministry in the past two year was a beautiful witness. He is a young man not raised in a faith community and now can speak with holy eloquence and encouragement to the Body of Christ.
Duncan Bone thought he knew what he was getting into when he came on board as a youth ministry intern this summer. We had expectations of what he would do for us in this area. All of us experienced divine surprise when we saw what God had planned all along. Duncan touched more lives for the sake of Christ than anyone fully understands. The call God is placing in him became more clearly defined. He has left us to finish school and prepare for what God has in store next for him. He nor our youth ministry will be the same again. Because of the success of his role as intern, we are hiring another youth ministry intern for this fall. God has opened up new doors and we, in faith, are walking through them to new adventures.
I write this on Labor Day weekend as I think about the summer past and the fall to come. Most people think of churches slowing down and not doing much in the summertime. That has not been true for us these past months and I pray will never be true again. For God is always calling, blessing and challenging the faithful to meet human need and fulfill holy plans. Thank God for the summer past and a fall of even more amazing blessing to come. To God be the Glory!!!!