The Gospel

Normally Friday is my day off.  I usually end up doing various things at Church on Saturday and/or Sunday so I really look forward to Friday.  This Friday I gladly spent most of my day helping my very good friend Damian McCrink.  He is our Student Pastor & Missional Champion.  He was given the opportunity to share The Gospel with about 90 high school students from Naperville North High School.  As part of their Religious Studies class they were going on a field trip to a Hindu Temple and a Christian Church.

It was a great event to be a part of.  I did audio, 3 screens, lightning and video.  It was fun to get everything set up and I forgot how much I missed working with media.

Damian shared the Gospel by taking them through several series we have done in the past.  We showed several videos including one from our BBQ & Baptism a few years back (one of the best videos I think we ever produced).  We also got to show our Gospel Series promo featuring me as a crazy preacher.  Damian ended with a question and answer time.  These kids had some great questions and they showed a lot of interest in The Orchard.

I am very fortunate to be able to work and serve at The Orchard.

Triple Threat

For those of you that don’t know, I have been volunteering for an organization called Triple Threat Mentoring here in Aurora.  Their mission is to reach under-resourced youth in Aurora in the area of Academics, Athletics & Arts.

I work in a group called Money in Motion.  We have about 12 kids from a housing project here in Aurora called Jericho Circle.  Although the purpose of the group is to teach the kids (6th-11th grade) the basics of money and how to handle it, the real purpose is to get to know the kids and offer them encouragement in all avenues of their life.

What are you doing to reach those in need in YOUR community??