A United Methodist Pastor's Theological Reflections

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory (nikos) through our Lord Jesus Christ." - I Corinthians 15:57


Thursday, September 25, 2008

Island Breeze - Wednesday Night

The 2nd night of the Impact World Tour was another great success. Last night, Island Breeze, a Polynesian dance team performed to a packed house at the Xenia High School gym. At the end of the evening, it appeared that approximately 150 people came forward to either accept Christ for the first time or make a recommitment to Christ.

Several members of Island Breeze were guests at our Wednesday Common Cup food court before heading off to the high school to get ready for their performance. It was very touching when one of their members grabbed a microphone during the food court time to thank our church for hosting them. They proceeded to sing to us as they made their way out of the church building.

I haven't heard official numbers of the two day campaign, but my guess is that close to 400 people (almost all under 18) came forward and made commitments to Jesus Christ. This means that the 125 or so trained local links will be making contacts with these folks over the next 8 weeks, encouraging them to continue to grow in their walk with Jesus Christ.

Like Tuesday night, there were Faith Community volunteers all over the place helping with the event. Our Common Cup churches were also well represented by serving in a variety of capacities. A big thanks to all of you for helping to make make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! What a blessing! All those souls now touched by the Holy Spirit! Each a candle just waiting to be lit for the Lord!

Bear