Block Party A Success!

We praise God for a great block party this past Saturday (9/13). Blessings from God were:

• Participation. Over 70 people were there at some point throughout the evening.
• A diverse crowd. We had people from diverse ethnic backgrounds and religions. Our neighborhood is truly a melting pot and it was interesting to see people of Caucasian, African-American, Asian, Indian, and Hispanic origins mix. We also were able to connect on a deeper level with atheists, Hindus, adherents to Sufism, Mormons, Roman Catholic, Christ-followers, and irreligious people. What a joy to try to be a light for Jesus and cultivate deeper relationships with many people that don't know Jesus.
  
• Help. Several of our friends and teammates pitched in to help provide food, set-up, and clean up.
• Positive feedback. Here are comments from two neighbors:

Thank you so much for have the block party! it was great! sorry we had to leave. the twins needed a bath and go to bed! We had a really nice time!

Andy and Trish, thanks so much for hosting such a great event tonight. The kids were just worn out from their playing excursion and went right to bed without our normal 20 treks downstairs for "one more question!"...It was nice for (my husband) and I to get an opportunity to met some more neighbors too so we really appreciated it. It's great to have neighbors like both of you around.

Please praise God with us for a great turnout and successful event. Please pray with us that God would use us to lead people to Jesus in our neighborhood.