Another Great Expereince

Last weekend was another amazing weekend! The Yard Sale raised over $1300.00 for the Benevolence Fund. Additionally it brought in a lot of traffic and because of the over-flow, people had to drive in the back to turn around and when they did they saw the other festivities going on in the back. We had a record number of pets to bless and we kicked that off with Don bringing a special pet to explain what we were doing. The FROG Fest (fully relying on God) was fun and well attended.

What blessed my soul the most was to see Holy Cross move closer to God's vision for us. With the cancellation of the Pride Festival the week before, a number of vendors and groups joined us on Saturday. We had the local AIDS Memorial Quilt on display and booths by PFLAG, GEARS, Appetite for Life, OASIS Pensacola, Vote No on 2, and Covenant Hospice. Of course our own people had booths as well; Jackie with her creative photography and Ahh!! Goody Goodie Bake Shoppe (who knew Vickie did that?). Our children sold lemonade and had the Quarter Throw, and of course the jumping area for the children.

Beloved, God's vision of us working in partnership to build a church and community campus is becoming a reality right before our eyes. Our continued focus and working for the vision God gave us in spite of the many obstacles that have come our is paying off. The community is seeing that we are stable and committed to developing our property and sharing our vast resources with others.

Worship on Sunday was divine! How wonderful it is to come together and worship. We are so very blessed with our outstanding Music Ministry, not to mention some good preaching as well. We are soon reaching the point where we need to add another service so that we will have room to grow. Join me in praying for us to do that God's way, not ours. I am not sure what God is up to but I know it will be great.

Early voting has begun and I want to encourage everyone to take the time to go and vote for the candidates of their choice. Those who do not vote have no right to whine later!!!

Have a blessed week and I hope to see most of you in church on Sunday. For those of you out of town, check out the Worship page on our site. The sermons are on there again. If you want the entire service you can order a CD for a small fee. Even though you may be far away, we are one in the Spirit.