I’m a man torn-  as amazing as the Harvest Carnival was, I continue to lick my wounds over the drubbing I received in the chili cook-off. At this very moment, I am scouring the Internet for a new and improved chili recipe. But fortunately, my pain from the chili cook-off is offset by the satisfaction that the church, with the help of incredible volunteers, pulled off an amazing Harvest Carnival. It continues to be one of my favorite things we do during the year, and if you were there, you can certainly see why.  It was a picture of our church being a family while at the same time reaching into the community and blessing our neighbors.

Speaking of reaching into the community, this weekend we will be celebrating all of the ways we made a difference in the lives of others through Outreach Ministries. Whether building houses in Mexico, feeding the homeless during Thanksgiving, painting a local school, or providing baby showers for single teenage moms, those are just some of the things we are going to celebrate and reflect upon this weekend. We are certainly a church whose vision is to be connected in community but at the same time, reach out into the community. It will be a great weekend, you won’t want to miss it.

Take care,
Jeff