Taking steps together toward the greatest storyteller of all time and using our art to bring him glory . . .
"I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." John 17:23
Ever wonder what Mark B's view of the platform is? Well, he sent us some great photos of this weekend's drama to give us a little insight into this mystery. As fun as it was to be in this funny drama directed by Butch alongside the hilarious duo of Joel Schipper and Mark Meyer, I still have to admit, the highlight for me was the amazing sermon that still has me thinking about how to write that missing scene in "Act 4" ... We are so privileged we get to serve alongside a great leader, speaker, and --photographer! : )
Leslie Lestinksy-Miller approached Butch and I a few months ago about offereing her services as a professional makeup artist since we're going multi-site. Um...yes! She served her first weekend this week and made my transformation into a weekend update reporter. She did an amazing job, and will be helping a lot in the future, so meet your future personal makeup artist-Leslie!
Join me in applauding Ted on his brilliant performance in his "I Miss You, Money" monolog this weekend! Hilarious and eerily true for many of us. I know my money's been actin' funny lately too! I love that, because we put our faith in Christ in these hard times, we are free to laugh and be joyful in the midst of difficult circumstances. What a privilege to serve alongside all of you.
Great job Izzy, Chip, Tom, and Levi (directed by Phil) on an awesome Cowboy drama that illustrated God's love for the kids in a fun, engaging way! Awesome job!
It was awesome to see many of you at the Food Drop this morning. Special thanks to Dave and Deb for their awesome leadership! What a great way to serve together!
Great job, Paul and Lori (directed by Dalene) on 'The Exchange" Drama last night! Leave a comment here about your favorite parts. Highlights for me were Paul strangling himself with the cord and Lori's "He's a hotty" line! : ) What about you?
Here are the official new dates for our monthly meetings, due to some awesome changes in the connections department. All are in the Heir Force room and the usual times of 6-7pm for kids, and 7-9pm for adults.
Thursday Jan. 29th Thursday Feb. 26th Thursday March 26th Thursday April 23rd Thursday May 28th
We will take June and July off for summer break, and will meet back up again in August for another fun fall kick-off party.
Again, hope to see you all at the food drop on Saturday morning!
A note from Dave and Deb to the drama team and Creative Arts friends,
"Hi! As you know, the food drop is this weekend. My business partner, Deb DeFreeuw and I are site leaders for an apartment complex in Niles, MI, and we’d love for you to help us distribute food and personal care items to 120 families there…
If you are already planning on participating, and are involved with a small group or assigned to a truck—that’s great! If you don’t have an assignment, then join us! You and your family are invited. It’s a wonderful experience for everyone, and we’ll be done by noon-ish.
If you haven’t been involved with a food drop before—-it’s a great experience. The plan is for everyone to arrive at church for a brief meeting at 9:00—then we’re off to unload the semis——filled with over 6,000 boxes of food and personal care items! All of the boxes are loaded in 14 smaller trucks, and then we’re on our way to Niles . Deb and I will have directions to the apartment complex, instructions on where to park, where to meet us, etc.
Once there, you will break up into teams and distribute the boxes to all the apartments. You will be helping hundreds of people…People who have trouble making the rent, clothing their children, making ends meet.
Your compassion, your conviction, your friendly face, your prayers—will make all the difference in the world.
We would love for you to join us.
So here’s the deal. Saturday morning will be crazy! Several hundred people (two thousand last year…) will be at the church. We suggest you arrive a little early for 9:00am meeting inside. Then, after the meeting, come outside to truck Number 6. That’s what you need to remember. When you get to truck 6, then we will pass out the directions, instructions, etc. Remember, some people there are only there to off-load the semis. If you want to help us with the distribution at the apartments, then you will need our direction/instruction packet. When we’re done for the morning, we can grab a hot chocolate somewhere up in Niles .
This will be fun, exciting, and humbling…we’d love to see you.
Remember—-Truck #6!" David Morgan Deb DeFreeuw
I hope you all can make it! I am so excited about what God has in store for us this year as a team, and can't think of a better way to get this year started than helping others alongside all of you!
