Spring Campaign Report #3
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, God decides to show up in a huge way! Today began with devotions led by yours truly. Preparation time then commenced. The cadets came armed with a full array of all of the latest technological gadgetry. LCD projectors, MP3 players, keyboards with AC/DC capabilities. Each morning there is final fine tuning for the days programs. First on the day's docket was an Open Air.
We have not yet done an Open Air meeting in Norwich. We were glad we did one today. A couple of the cadets went down to the soup kitchen to invite people to Franklin Square for the Open Air Meeting. Many accepted the invitation. All in all, there were 23 people in attendance, and many of them expressed interest in coming to the corps on Sunday.
Following a quick lunch, we then broke up into two teams for corps pastoral visitation. We visited two families and enjoyed fellowship with them.
This evening was a Corps Family Night. We started the evenings festivities with a ham dinner, and side dishes provided by corps families. Following dinner we made the trek upstairs to the chapel for a time of fellowship and fun including a Bible based Family Feud game show on MS Powerpoint. I was especially proud of my daughter Samantha who was a contestant.
The Lord is truly beginning to show us things here in Norwich. Norwich is perhaps the most culturally diverse small city, outside of New York in the eastern territory. This is due to the influx of immigrants who come to work in the casinos that border our city. I read in our local paper that there are 23 languages represented in the Norwich School District.
Well, to get to the point of the story...2 more hispanic familes came to the corps tonight! We knew they were coming in advance and made arrangement to borrow the translation equipment from DHQ. All told there were 50 in attendance and only the 9 cadets were not from Norwich. The cadets were teasing me that we will need a bus. Been there and done that in Sanford! I think if we expand, it will just be another van, but that is a long way off.
I will say that when we were approached by Major Bamford about hosting a brigade of cadets, I was nervous that we would have poor attendance. Well once again, we put our trust in the Lord and He hasn't let us down. This week just keeps getting better and better. I am convinced without a shadow of doubt that Sunday He will totally blow us away!
I can't wait! The anticipation is killing me.
We have not yet done an Open Air meeting in Norwich. We were glad we did one today. A couple of the cadets went down to the soup kitchen to invite people to Franklin Square for the Open Air Meeting. Many accepted the invitation. All in all, there were 23 people in attendance, and many of them expressed interest in coming to the corps on Sunday.
Following a quick lunch, we then broke up into two teams for corps pastoral visitation. We visited two families and enjoyed fellowship with them.
This evening was a Corps Family Night. We started the evenings festivities with a ham dinner, and side dishes provided by corps families. Following dinner we made the trek upstairs to the chapel for a time of fellowship and fun including a Bible based Family Feud game show on MS Powerpoint. I was especially proud of my daughter Samantha who was a contestant.
The Lord is truly beginning to show us things here in Norwich. Norwich is perhaps the most culturally diverse small city, outside of New York in the eastern territory. This is due to the influx of immigrants who come to work in the casinos that border our city. I read in our local paper that there are 23 languages represented in the Norwich School District.
Well, to get to the point of the story...2 more hispanic familes came to the corps tonight! We knew they were coming in advance and made arrangement to borrow the translation equipment from DHQ. All told there were 50 in attendance and only the 9 cadets were not from Norwich. The cadets were teasing me that we will need a bus. Been there and done that in Sanford! I think if we expand, it will just be another van, but that is a long way off.
I will say that when we were approached by Major Bamford about hosting a brigade of cadets, I was nervous that we would have poor attendance. Well once again, we put our trust in the Lord and He hasn't let us down. This week just keeps getting better and better. I am convinced without a shadow of doubt that Sunday He will totally blow us away!
I can't wait! The anticipation is killing me.
posted by Christian at
3/23/2006 09:41:00 PM
1 Comments:
This is great news. This campaign could be the start of great things for the Norwich corps.
Before we entered training college, Uncle Dave and I spent two years opening an inner-city corps in Toronto. You may remember it - you and Grandma came to visit when Jonathan was dedicated. The genesis of that corps was a VBS campaign that had been led by some friends of ours. That little fledgling corps, which also has a large Hispanic ministry now, recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary.
I'm really thrilled by your reports. Keep them coming and keep revelling in God's presence and grace.
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