Some of you know that we moved out 11:00 gathering to the State College Area School District High School South Building auditorium last October. For some of us, the transition has been pretty bumpy, while others have made the move with less stress. But how about the teachers who have to share their rooms with Sunday School classes? What about the custodial crew that cleans up after us? How about the administration who has to do all the paperwork?
Well, today we said thank you! We threw a little lunch party for the teachers, custodians, and administrators of the South building. My wife, Lara, and Sherilyn put it together, and it was a smash hit! Dan wrote a dynamite letter, Lynn made her world famous rice crispy bars, and there was much rejoicing. We ran out of sandwiches twice, and soup once. I had to make 3 separate trips to the caterer! But man, what a day! We got to do something nice–no strings attached–for our school. Lara is even thinking about how we can bless the other schools in our area in the months to come.
I love our church! I love our approach to the community, to being involved in the schools, to loving people and being a church without walls. Is it more work to do things the way we do? Absolutely. Does that add stress to our lives? Yep. Is it good? Without a doubt.
Every week we hear stories from teachers, students, and other folks from the community who have been touched by the love and grace God shows through his church. And that, my friends, is a big fat win!
And a good time was had by all…
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