Anticipation

Sleep left early.....

Too early...

Yet as it left I realized it was not Sleep's fault....

Rather....

It was forced out by the arrival of Anticipation....

Anticipation for today's events......

For today CUPC hits the streets of Conroe for a double entente of outreach.....

At 8 a.m. a team of about 20 will arrive at the Conroe High School at the Shots Across Texas to pass out 2000 bottles of water and a post card fan to each of people standing in line....

Last year there were 1200 kids in that line along with parents etc....

This year we are told to expect more....

And the neat thing is we have been given the prime booth area as a sponsor to hand out information about our church and the Back to School Bash being held tomorrow....

Too cool!!!

And then at 11 a.m. a team of over 50 will take all three busses and a van loaded with blue snow cones to the community....

We have people coming from other cities just to participate in this event....

What in incredible day today is going to be....

And then tomorrow....

Scoozy the clown will minister to over 200 children in the CUPC sanctuary....

We will be giving school supplies away to our guest kids.....

Many of those 200 kids will have their moms or grandmoms with them.....

Secret between you and me......

We are prepared to give school supplies away to 300.....

What in incredible weekend we will have.....

Hopefully.....

One....

Maybe just one will receive the Holy Ghost this weekend....

Maybe just one new family will make CUPC their church home.....

Though we will cast much seed.....

We will plant, water and sow.....

We know the God gives the increase.....

And we step into the harvest field in anticipation of a great harvest.....

And the last time I checked.....

A single soul is quite a harvest by heaven's standards.....

So as I sit here early with faith, anticipation and confidence in the Lord.....

I rejoice He allows us....

The incredible team of people who want to change their city.....

The incredible church who unquestionably invest into the community ......

The great people who prepared school supplies and decorated for the event....

The logistics team who washed and even armor oiled some our really neat busses.....

I rejoice in Tracie's burden and love for these children....

This past Sunday...

We had parents of kids who we discovered at this same event last year worshipping in our sanctuary....

This past Sunday we had several adults receive the Holy Ghost that we discovered from the Back to School Bash last year.....

God can anoint school supplies, blue snow cones, post card fans.....

And the joyful efforts of a wonderful church team who is willing to give an entire Saturday in the streets of the city....

To find a single soul.....

What fulfilment we will have today....

And what fulfilment we will have tomorrow when there is no room for adults to sit in the church....

And what fulfilment we know as we see the lives of some changed......

Sweat and sacrifice will be made worthwhile the next 24 hours at CUPC.....

And I can hardly wait.....

So as I conclude this thought....

Not only did Sleep get forced out by Anticipation....

I can feel the excitement and faith pounding in my chest....

And I will conclude my comments because I cannot sit in this Lazyboy Recliner anymore.......

Later....

rks