6/12/2011

It’s been a busy week at the Power House in Baltimore, Maryland.

It started in the wee hours of Sunday morning with the conversion of our mailing list to our Mail Chimp account. I know of a few issues that arose and that some people didn't get their copy of last week's report. We've updated the list and will continue to do so until we get it fully corrected. Thank you for your patience through this transition as we continue working out the kinks.

We had a good turn out for Morning Worship. Tamara brought the communion message and summarized the series on peace, power, and purpose from the last three months. Many people stayed afterward for prayer.

At Kids' Church we learned about the Great Commission. We then made necklaces and ate popsicles together.

We learned in the morning that Shirley was in the hospital. I had a chance to visit her after Kids' Church and Ron stopped by the next day.

Our last session of the Peace Pavilion for the year was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. We had several people scheduled to be on staff have to cancel at the last minute. Fortunately, Kathy was able to come in for the first class and part of the second class. While I was trying to figure out how to cover the rest of the time, Bill Brian called saying he was on his way through town and wondered if I have time for him to visit. I recruited him to lead a group of kids instead.

88 kids participated in SonRisers on Wednesday morning. This was more than we thought would do so since it was a half day due to heat and because many kids have already graduated.

We learned that afternoon the good news and bad news about the grant we wrote for camp. The good news is that we received $1400. The bad news is that it was much less than the $7000 we'd asked for. By doing some creative math, we have thing down to a $2600 gap between the number of kids we've registered and the amount of money we'll owe. Needless to say, we're working on this.

The heat continued through Thursday evening. Many of those without air conditioning were out on their front steps sweating out the time for when the front would come through. I was caught visiting at Gloria's (in her air conditioning) when the thunderstorms hit so I stayed for an extended visit at her place until it passed.

Friday night brought Pizza Church. Shortly after the first group left torrential rains hit. We did not think anyone would be able to come to the middle school group because of it. Two boys did show up. They were soaked to the bone. We had them use the towels we keep for baptism services to dry off and to sit on. When we tried to do the lesson, the sound of the rain on the roof was so loud that we had to huddle together in order to try to hear each other. By the end it let up enough that another kid joined us.

As the time for the senior high session approached, the rain stopped and the sun came out. One of the kids who had graduated last Sunday had a party scheduled at his house for this Saturday. He asked to borrow some chairs so he and his friends went in the attic and took about 20 wooden folding chairs home.

Afterward Quentin and I went out for some dessert. We had a chance to visit and catch up one on one.

Saturday night was our monthly Solid Rock Cafe. The kids seemed to really relax and enjoy themselves for the evening together.

Finally, I want to add that people can now sign up for this newsletter through this link. I know some of you forward this email to others and this is an easy way for them to manage their own access.

Looking ahead to next week we have our full schedule of activities. In addition, Sunday is also the annual Tour Dem Parks in which Gloria plays a role in the Carroll Park location. Some of us will be joining with her after Morning Worship. Sunday night is our monthly Priesthood Meeting. I'm meeting with Bill later this week to finish up tax forms. Throughout the week we'll be working on camp plans, including mailings for parents and coordinating transportation. We'll also be getting things ready for the new attendance year which begins July 1.

Along with the individuals and activities mentioned, please keep the following families in the forefront of your prayers:

The Lloyd Family
The Nickerson Family
The Richardson Family
The Oloyed Family
The Williams Family
The Walker Family
The West Family
The Abrams Family

Thank you for your continued prayer support.

Jeff and everyone at
The Power House
“Building the Kingdom of God Here and Now”
PowerHouseMD@Juno.com
www.pigtownchurch.org
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