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Joel and Ryan decided to see how far they could push themselves and still survive the week of September 12th. They did twelve events in four days. Oh...the events also were in two different states. Yeah, they were pretty tired by the end of the week.
The week began when Joel picked Ryan up at 5:30am Monday morning. The two drove up to the Cleveland for assemblies and concerts at Berea HS and Midpark HS on Monday and Tuesday. The response from both schools was incredible and more than 300 students attended each concert.
At 10:30pm Tuesday night, Joel and Ryan pulled out of the Midpark HS parking lot to start the six hour journey to New York. After just a few hours of sleep in a hotel, they headed to Southside HS in Elmira, NY for a morning assembly. Joel and Ryan spent two days in Elmira also doing two assemblies and a concert each day. However, their hard work paid off and Joel told me it was obvious that there were almost all unchurched, non-Christians students who attended the New York concert - exactly who we are trying to reach!
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| Concert at Southside HS |
The week began when Joel picked Ryan up at 5:30am Monday morning. The two drove up to the Cleveland for assemblies and concerts at Berea HS and Midpark HS on Monday and Tuesday. The response from both schools was incredible and more than 300 students attended each concert.
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| Concert at Berea HS |
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| Concert at Midpark HS |
At 10:30pm Tuesday night, Joel and Ryan pulled out of the Midpark HS parking lot to start the six hour journey to New York. After just a few hours of sleep in a hotel, they headed to Southside HS in Elmira, NY for a morning assembly. Joel and Ryan spent two days in Elmira also doing two assemblies and a concert each day. However, their hard work paid off and Joel told me it was obvious that there were almost all unchurched, non-Christians students who attended the New York concert - exactly who we are trying to reach!
The high point of the week was at the 12th and final event, the concert at Elmira Free Academy. Before Ryan's final song, our fog machines set off the school's fire alarms and everyone had to evacuate! Joel and Ryan signed autographs for students in the parking lot while a team of firefighters with two massive firetrucks investigated the scene.
Joel and Ryan drove through the night and finally arrived back home at 6am. When all was said and done, more than 1,100 students heard the Gospel that week. Praise Jesus! We are so thankful to be used by Him!
Message From Joel
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Teammates,
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who support our ministry through prayer and/or financial support.
James 5:16 says that Christians prayers are "powerful and effective." As we boldly bring our requests to our Heavenly Father, we can trust that He is faithful to hear our prayers and respond. Please continue to lift us up to the Lord as we seek to honor Him in America's public schools.
We are keenly aware that our ministry would not be possible without so many people supporting us financially. If you are one of our financial partners please know that you are a very real part of our ministry. Your gifts enable us to go and so in a way, you go with us to take the Gospel to students. If you are not a member of our financial support team and would like to learn more about partnering with us financially, please feel free to contact me directly and I can get you some more information - jpenton@fca.org
God bless,
Joel
Joel
