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Hello everyone! Our first month at Camp Sozo has been an
adventure. The kids are starting to get
accustomed to our new schedule, and Violet is even being featured on a few
billboards and advertisements for www.sozokids.org. Salt Life Church is great. Even though we miss our family at First
Assembly, we feel right at home. I think
the biggest adjustment for us may be the role of youth pastor. We have a much higher appreciation for what
it takes to make a church service happen, and with that I must add, remember to
love on your pastors. They have a
tremendous job, but it comes with great blessings as well. It is a privilege to be a part of our youth
group in it’s infancy. We have a great
bunch of students.
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| Camp Sozo is an interesting place live at times |
This month is going to be a whirlwind for the ministry and
the church. We have camps coming in
every weekend and the Easter season is upon us, which means tons of outreach
opportunities. Our church will be involved
in several large outreaches. The first
is a community-wide rib cook off, in which our church will compete. That morning the host of the
event is going to turn over things to our pastor, he will be bringing our Palm
Sunday message right there in the middle of the event. It is a great chance to bring church to the people where they are, which is the heart of Salt Life church. We are praying for the Holy Spirit to be
working on the hearts of the people attending, and believing for a great
harvest. The second event is our Community Easter Egg Hunt. We will have over 10,000 eggs, food, fun, and
prizes. We are estimating around 1,200 to
attend. It is our prayer that Christ’s
annointing will be on everything and that lives will be changed with the
message of God’s love.
We are calling Easter Sunday, “Fill the House.” Our church’s vision for 2013 is to Win the
One. Our pastor has challenged us to
view church as our training ground and see our time at work, school, even Wal-Mart shopping trips as our church
time. It is our goal for everyone to
bring at least one visitor, and hopefully fill the house with double or triple
our normal attendance. We are
anticipating God to move in a powerful way.
With
that I would like to present you with the same challenge. Use your time at work, school, going to the
grocery store, sitting at a table in a restaurant, etc…sharing your story and
your faith with those around you. Church
should be the place we get fueled up and prepared. Take what you get and do church out in the
rest of your daily life. Let people see
Jesus, even when it is hard to respond like He would, make it your mission for
others to know Him through you. You
shouldn’t have to tell someone you’re a Christian for them to know that you’re
different, just show them you’re different by letting them see God’s love
displayed through you.
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| But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? Romans 10:14-15 |
We need your prayers desperately. Even though we are adjusting there is still a
lot that has changed for our family being in a new place. We are also still in need of financial
support. We need $1,400.00 monthly to
cover our living expenses and childcare.
We originally thought that childcare would be covered by a scholarship,
but that is no longer going to be available to us. Please pray about partnering with us and
please pray that God continues to provide.
We love you all and thank you for your continued prayer and
encouragement.
The best way to send funds to us is by mailing a check. Our mailing address is 19186 NE 13th
St, Silver Springs, FL 32177. If you
need tax credit, please make the check payable to Help Agency, but do not write
our name on the check. Place a separate note in the envelope with information
on who the funds are for. If you would
like to sponsor us monthly through direct deposit or make a one-time donation
click on the (PayPal) button at the top of the page, again we will need an
email sent with specific instructions on who the funds are for since the
ministry will be receiving the funds for us through PayPal. You can send an email directly to us at
jasonandalexgrennan@gmail.com. Thank you again and God Bless!
