Happy Sunday!
The Jeffersonville project has officially begun! Today, churches rolled into Indiana from Texas, Illinois, and Alabama, joining a church from North Carolina that arrived early, along with the students of FBC Jeffersonville-our host church! From the moment these churches gathered together, you could see a connection already forming and you could feel the excitement for the week radiating off of them. It’s such a sweet sight to look at these participants and see how much they love Jesus and serving others!
Tonight, we had a short worship service before our participants met their squads for the week. The worship was powerful, and the message simple. Our speaker, Tony, who is also our awesome PC, spoke on following Jesus and realizing that there is nothing we can do to make ourselves right in any way. He had everyone repeat, “I’m a mess.”, until it echoed in the sanctuary. He stated, “I’m a mess, you’re a mess, everyone’s a mess.” He said this to point out the simple fact that we’re dirty and we can’t clean ourselves up, we can’t fix ourselves–only Jesus can. So why not accept His free gift of salvation, which will wipe away all the dirtiness and messiness as if they were never there to begin with, and follow Him? Tony dared us to leave behind the grime of sin and start a new life of following Jesus, allowing Him to remake us and lead us through life.
After worship, our participants broke off into their separate youth groups for a short devotion time before gathering together again to meet their squads. The excitement in the room was palpable as everyone sat down to meet each other and learn about their work site. I can already tell that this is going to be such a great week! I can’t wait to see what God does in and through these participants!
Please pray for these sweet people as they start their week tomorrow! This week will be full of hard work, but I know it will be such a rewarding experience for them all! There is nothing like sacrificing your time to see the lives of others changed in the name of Christ!
Don’t forget to send your friends and family attending the project here in Jeffersonville a word of prayer or encouragement through ServeMail!
Your Summer Staff,
Madi & Chad
