It is a beautiful Sunday evening here in south Calgary! Today provided an amazing opportunity for us to minister alongside Oak Park Church. I cannot express enough how immensely proud I am of this group. I am not a cryer, but there was an honest moment in which I shed a tear of pride and joy for this group today. They have such an unbelievably joyful attitude and a hearty willingness to serve in any way possible. I need to start telling groups to have more work projects than they think feasible for us to do, because we will always get them done. Be proud of your students and this team.
This morning we served in many ways during the church service. We had people playing in the band, setting up the block party, leading children's music and craft and lesson, and several of us even had the opportunity to simply sit in the chairs and worship alongside the people. After the service we helped run the block party so the people and staff of Oak Park could engage each other and the community freely. They say church attendance in the summer in Canada drops to about 20%, but because of our block party they had an amazing turn out and opportunity to reach into specific individual lives. There are several cool stories about individuals who engaged with the church for the first time, and I am excited for the ways God used our time here this week to weave them into His story.
Tomorrow we head downtown to serve lunches to some homeless folks, Tuesday is mountains, and Wednesday we're home! It's all happening way too fast and we are doing our best to soak up every minute we can.
Thanks for prayers!
Josh
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