I am humbled and awed! Words fail...and you know me...I'm a wordy person.
Today, I've just had an overwhelming sense of just exactly how many pieces of this amazingly giant puzzle God is putting together! And yet, there are more pieces falling into place day by day. I know I have posted, re-posted, e-mailed, Facebook messaged ad nauseum (until I'm getting annoying, I now know!) but once again...I'm going to put it all out here in one long list..because you just have to see this!!!
Sponsors:
Hebron Brew Haus- bringing 4 Large pizzas FREE for those that are breaking the fast with us; gift card giveaway and coin jar on display in restaurant
Hebron Chiropractic- Offering 10 minute massages for $5 donation; ice/hot packs for $3 donation; coin jar on display in office
Penn Station- 2 offers for 1 small fry/1 small sandwich as giveaways
Papa John's- 4 offers for 1 large, 1 topping pizza as giveaways
Palm Beach Tan- 3 small giveaway items and 1 Free VersaSpa Sunless Tanning Session ($40-50 Value) as a giveaway and coin jar on display
Liquor Cabinet- Coin jar on display
All That Jazz Consignments- $25 gift card for giveaway and coin jar on display
Edwardo's Pizza- $25 gift card for giveaway and we're selling pizza by the slice to earn up to $8 per pizza for KAH
Wendy's(newest sponsor!)- 5 offers for free single hamburger and 5 offers for free spicy chicken sandwich for giveaways
First Church of Christ "First Brew" Coffee Bar- coin jar on display
Firm Foundation Home School Co-op- coin bucket on display
How word is spreading:
I've been contacted by people telling me they're sharing this opportunity with their child's private school; another is e-mailing her small group and others that she knows; another considered sharing this with her church family; the chiropractic office is e-mailing their patient database consisting of hundreds of patients; a small group from our church is considering participation; we've submitted news stories to Cincinnati.com and WCPO.com; and 8 really great home school kids in almost 100 degree weather walked around putting flyers on every door in our complex (over 260 total!)
We're also up to about 20 people who have committed to fast at some point during the weekend. Probably one of the biggest blessings I've received was one person telling me it will be their first time to fast. Wow! That's HUGE!
What my children are learning?:
That the world doesn't revolve around them; that there are people in this world far, far worse off than we are; and that God will do what He has said He will do!
But there's just one thing today, that I keep coming back to...and it's this:
Absolutely everything on this list can be explained in human terms. Yes, I know that God has put it all together. I know it was His plan, His thoughts, His motivation, His courage, His moving that is bringing it all in line with His will. But to the casual observer, it looks like one upper middle-aged lady got an idea and ran with it.
If you've known God very long, you know He doesn't share His results...His glory with anyone...and that is as it should be. I know I've had no part in this...but I can't wait to see what He does to show that to everyone else! I'm talking God-sized, only by the power of the Holy Spirit kind of results! What is He going to do to just blow the socks off of my neighbors and this community? What is He going to do to say...look at what I will do when my people call on My Name, fast, pray and seek Me?
Don't doubt for one minute that as great as all of the above results are...there is still a WOW factor in this. Get ready...He's going to explode all over the place people...and you do not want to miss it when He does!
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