12-1-07 Clean and Prep Day

Progress continues. A good group of people gathered at Lee Memorial Baptist Church from 10:00 - 12:00 noon and continued to clean, do some maintenance, and accomplished some Christmas decorating. Children, students and adults all pitched in as we worked together in different areas of the building. The rooms that Sunrise will use for infants, preschool, school-aged children and the students are looking good and will be ready for ministry. The Family Life Center is being transformed into an auditorium with a nice large stage, theater style seating, lighting for nice effect and a large foyer area for greeting, refreshments and visiting prior to the and after the service. Many thanks (thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks) to all who helped. I understand how full the month of December is with all of the Christmas things to be done and that makes me even more gracious for all who gave of their time and give of their time to touch the lives of others with the love of God.

Saturday was time well spent. The payoff will be everlasting for some people who accept Christ through Sunrise. The payoff will be children discovering God, accepting Christ and developing and new friends as they enter into a room that was cleaned and prepared for ministry by a group of people who gave of their time in December. The payoff will be people entering into the building who are going through some tough times and discover that God does care and will help them as they sit in a chair that you carefully placed out so that they would feel comfortable in regards to space and so that they had a clear view of the stage and screens. The payoff will be new friendships that you develop because you helped set up the foyer area and made sure the atmosphere was comfortable and open so that people would feel welcomed when they came into the building. The payoff will be Heavenly. Your time this Christmas season will help people experience Jesus Christ. That is time well spent.