Hello again everyone,
I want to add a few thoughts about the Cross event on Good Friday.
First, a few people mentioned that the cross might be too big for them to carry. We recognized that not everyone will be physically able to carry the cross as a "Simon,"so there are several ways for you to be involved as a "John" or "Mary" (cross-witnesses). The sheet we handed out this Sunday outlined some of those concepts, but a few are these:
We will need help at certain stations of the cross walk. We'll need to have water bottles ready for people who are walking, etc. Some people will just walk along with the cross, rather than carry it. Others may want to help at our main station where we'll be having our worship service. It MAY be that you cannot physically carry the cross, but still want to share the burden for the community. If this is the case, if you will raise $50 by finding sponsors, someone will carry the cross in your name!
Second, besides just getting folks to sponsor you on the sheet and collecting that, I'm going to be creating a blog post that will email to everyone. This post will include a link to a site where people can sponsor you with their Visa cards directly to Home Aid. When a post that begins with "Hello Friend" comes to your email in-box, you'll be able to forward it directly to your friends and family and contacts. That should be coming out tomorrow!
Thanks everyone for a great Sunday again. BTW, our softball team is looking pretty good! I won't know what to use for sermon illustrations if we start winning!
Jason
