a late great night

Levi and I just rolled in from the ‘burgh.  We got invited to attend the Freddy Sanchez/Players4Kidz charity auction.  As the chaplain for the Spikes, my unofficial boss is Brad Henderson, the chaplain for the Pirates.  He is also the dirctor of the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation and the Pittsburgh Youth Network.  The PLF hosts this fundraiser to help meet the needs of the kids of the city.

Brad talked about the 4 young men in Mark 2 who carried their friend to meet Jesus, and how they dropped him through a hole they dug in the roof to get him to the feet of Jesus.  Pretty cool way to weave the gospel into a fundraising event!

It was a great night.  The auction raised probably $50,000 dollars for their charities, and we got to hear from several Pirate players who have a heart for the hurting kids in their city.  Levi got his picture taken with Jack Wilson, Nate McLouth, and Adam Laroche, and we got to chat with Matt Capps.  We placed a bid on the signed Roethlisberger and Hines Ward jerseys, but we weren’t even close!  Levi was a little bummed.

The interesting thing to me is that this is a Christian organization aimed at meeting the needs of the kids of the city OUTSIDE the walls of the church.  Check out Nate’s Lucky 13 Club.  I find myself wondering what we could do in the Centre Region to be a blessing to the kids and families who aren’t connected to the church.

We’re bushed, but we had a great night hanging out together.