Easter Weekend Report

Thanks for praying for Easter Weekend at ClearView! It was a busy few days and I'm excited about many good things that God accomplished!

On Saturday, ClearView assisted the New Albany Events Board with New Albany's Spring Egg Hunt. God gave us a beautiful, sunny (although brisk!), day and several thousand people enjoyed this free, family event. We gave out free Tim Horton's hot chocolate and coffee, hundreds of invite cards to our Easter Gathering, sponsored "Chulo" the clown, and helped to set up and tear down at the event. It was great to partner with our community events planners, interact with many people, and "Chulo" was the hit of the day (a long line for balloon animals the whole event). I was especially impressed with our team. Last year, I worked this event with a friend of mine from Cleveland...this year, there were almost 20 of us involved with helping in some way or another. Praise God for a great Saturday in the community! Pray that those that saw us there or got an invite card would be touched by Jesus and that any looking for a church or encouragement in their spiritual journey would check out ClearView!

On Sunday (Easter), we enjoyed a great worship gathering at ClearView. There were almost 50 people in attendance (a great number for us) and there was a strong, positive spirit among the group. Wins for the day were using our "new" sound system for the first time, expanding our set up (we can fit more in the YMCA room we are using than we originally thought), improving our guest welcome system, and seeing a good response from the personal invitations our team gave out (many personal friends and family were present). Our team worked together well, gave of themselves sacrificially, and I believe God was pleased with the morning.

Thanks for praying with us for God to work through ClearView and our Easter ministries. Please continue to pray that God would work through the many door hangers that were hung and the many invitations that were given out. We are praying that these repeat efforts to let people know about an exciting new church in town will pay off in people checking out ClearView and/or allowing us the privilege of assisting them in their spiritual journey. Thanks for seeking God's favor with us.