Those who were able to join us last Sunday now know why I look forward so much to Festival of Missions! We're off to a great start -- Dr. Solomon Wang did a FANTASTIC job last week, didn't he?

 

Hey, we're just getting warmed up!  I want to encourage you to be with us this Sunday for week 2.  First, Jay Risner is going to be with us in the 10:30am service.  Jay has been actively involved in children's ministries for over 28 years.  He served in the professional entertainment industry in the late '70s, and in 1980, he and his wife took what they had taught and produced in the secular entertainment world and went into full time ministry using their gifts and talents for the Lord.

 

Jay was a children's pastor for 10 years before heading to the mission field in 1990 as coordinator of children's ministries for East Africa. While in Kenya, he performed and produced a children's TV show that is reaching today over 22 million people each week. He currently oversees full production of the show.  Today, Jay works as Children's Ministries Specialist International for the Assemblies of God World Missions, traveling across the world training, performing, ministering, and developing children's ministries in many nations. 

 

Jay is a very gifted communicator not only to children, but adults as well.  I can tell you that we are going to have a blast Sunday morning.  The children will also be upstairs; they will love Jay, and so will you.

 

Then, at 6:00pm we will have our Speed-the-Light Rally. Speed-the-Light is the missions arm of our youth department (or youth arm of our missions department, however you choose to look at it), providing vehicles, printing and sound equipment for all our missionaries. It is so vital to the overall effectiveness of our missionaries that we are dedicating an entire service to Speed-the-Light!  Rock Solid (our local youth ministry)  and Pastor Donna Toomer will be ministering in that rally, and you will want to be here for it!  Everyone who comes will receive a free gift.

 

We look forward to having you all join us this Sunday for Festival of Missions 08!