A Hot Saturday!
Wow… it was a hot Saturday! I loved every extra degree past 50… I think it actually got close to 80!
I can’t wait for Thad’s concert tomorrow but before that hits I got to just stop and pause to reflect and give God some strong thanks for His apparent favor and activity of Renovation.
We had a ton of meetings with a lot of different people, churches, city officials, ministries… one of the benefits for me personally when I am not having to wrestle a message to the ground (for Sunday) is I can focus on other things during the week at a greater level than usual.
Got to meet with city specialist Professor Chuck Massey from Houghton College which was great!
Got to get the download from Diann about the summer happenings at Peace of the City… they are going to have a theater camp and do a positive version of Romeo and Juliet… we will be hosting that!
Last Sunday we announced that we would be partnering (anybody that wanted to) with the West Hertel Business Association to help do a walking assessment of the immediate neighborhoods surrounding Renovation. So Margret the president of the St Florian Block Club did a great job of organizing this project… there were 20 – 30 people that showed up to help. It is interesting to see the participation in these kinds of events from not only residents but city officials. So Councilman Joe Gulombek was there, Senator Antoine Thompson, Mayor Byron Brown, Councilman Mick Kearns of course our good friend Bill Buyers was there to help… this is what I call favor… not just ordinary but God ordained favor and His activity.
Every time any “city official” shows up on our campus it is an opportunity to brag! Not on ourselves but what God has and is doing! We are not smart enough, wealthy enough, creative enough to make these kind of things happen… God is orchestrating His Church to play the awesome music of His Kingdom and we are just a part of the orchestra.
The thing that really excited me today was meeting some of the neighbors that live on the North side of Hertel for the first time which was great. I got to learn more about the history of our community… we got to share with them what God is doing and what we hope to do by His grace and power in the days to come.
We did have a real reminder of the reality of our neighborhood and for the people who call NW Buffalo home… 4 gun shots went off over in Jasper Parish… Police were all over the place!
There is Grace to be received and grace to be extended in our neighborhoods all over WNY!
See you in the morning Renovation!
