Thursday, October 4, 2007

Western PA Worldfest & Countryside E.C.

Last weekend (Sept. 29-30) we were out "west"--really just northwestern Pennsylvania. We spent Saturday at our denomination's WorldFest at Grace E.C. in Knox; WorldFest is a day meant for motivating local churches to be involved in what God is doing around the world (above you can see us with Jim Ehrman, the E.C. Director of Global Ministries, and Shannon Beam, his assistant). During the afternoon, Rachel and I, along with the Lakatoses (E.C. missionaries preparing to serve in Mexico City in the picture below), had the opportunity to share about the ministry God has called us to. We were greatly encouraged by how the pastors and church leaders at WorldFest were so receptive that we received several invitations on Saturday to speak in churches in that region!
On Sunday we spoke at Countryside E.C. Church in the tiny village of Clarks Mills, PA. The area and the church reminded us a bit of my (B.J.'s) hometown and church in Buffalo, IL. The folks at Countryside were very friendly, and we had our necks hugged by several older women who were so excited by the fact that "kids" like us want to serve Christ wherever He's calling us to go.

1 comment:

brynthebrave said...

hey BJ its Bryn from mission trip just dropping in to say hi. i hope that your trip to Spain was fun. Well my school's marching band is doing great!! last weekend we got high percussion (which is me) rock on! looks like you've been busy so have i and im trying my best not to get hurt...oops already happened...haha talk to you later
God Bless