LIGHTHOUSE MISSION - October 4, 2008

Our final outreach of 2008 was a great one! In spite of taking a scenic route to McDonalds and forgetting puppets (it is impossible to do a puppet show without puppets!) we were able to minister to the children who were bussed into Lighthouse Mission. They loved the dramas, Cry Baby, Shelton the Shark and games at the end. It looks like we will be ministering at Lighthouse Mission many more times in 2009. Please pray for them as they look for a new building and need to leave their present building this December. Great job guys and gals!

LOVE & PRAYER FELLOWSHIP - August 16th

This was our final outreach of the summer of 2008! We started out by going to McDonalds first. In just a 5 minute drive we were at Love & Prayer Fellowship only...no one was there! Were we at the wrong church? A poster on the church door directed us to a park right behind the Brentwood Train Station. After waiting patiently for 90 minutes, running through the blow up obstacle course and sliding down a huge slide, we finally grabbed our gear and did our ministry program. While setting up the puppet stage we realized we forgot the poles for the puppet stage. Ugh! After quick thinking by Kaylee (using scrungees to hold the curtains) we ministered doing Shout to the Lord. God's not dead with the puppets and we closed with You are God. Pastor Dave also had an opportunity to preach. It was his first time preaching with a translator (his spanish speaking skills are lacking. He only knows Feliz Navidad). Thanks everyone (all 12 of you) for being very flexible and for being a blessing!

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA, HEATHER!!

WHO WON? RUSSELL OR RYAN? PHOTO FINISH!!

JONES BEACH - July 30th

What a great night of ministry at Jones Beach. Kids in Missions was the very first ministry that night. Our first year students did a great job with their "Father, Spirit, Jesus" drama
Our second year students were amazing as they did a drama to Jeremy Camp's song "This Man"
Grandpa Lou paid a visit with some help from 3 friends from the audience


and Skip & Priscilla along with Jacob (the guy jumping in the air) got the audience excited by doing "Jump up."

Pastor Rich shared with us this morning that around 12 people gave their hearts to Jesus that night through the EE ministry on the boardwalk. Praise God!!!

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY - Staying dry in the downpour - July 27th

I can't remember the last time we had an outreach where it rained so hard! Driving down Rt. 347 felt like rowing a canoe! What was supposed to be an outdoor event with inflatable slides, bouncers and a dunk tank became an indoor event with about 25 kids in a small children's church area. Regardless of all that, God had a plan and that was to share the Good News with the children who were supposed to be there! Our first year students did "Father, Spirit, Jesus" as a prep for Jones Beach. You all did a great job and we are so proud of you all for your dedication to the Lord. One church attender who used to attend SGT bragged about you all for quite a while on how impressed they were!

OCEAN GROVE, NJ BEACH PAVILION- July 26th

It was a beautiful day in Ocean Grove NJ! The sun was shining, it was a very warm day and best of all you could sense God's presence in a powerful way in the beach pavilion. Our team did an awesome job with the fun songs, dramas and puppet songs throughout our one hour ministry. We had so many positive comments from passerby's and the many who attended. Don Cleaves, the man responsible for the ministry in the pavilion said we have the best program every year. A nice compliment! We also enjoyed hanging out at Day's Ice Cream for a break after the ministry as well as McDonalds especially the playground.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS GOSPEL CHAPEL: QUEENS, NY - JUNE 21st

This was our first trip to Cambria Heights Gospel Chapel and their first attempt at hosting an outdoor event they called Children's Day. All in all it was a great day. The kids absolutely loved our Castle Bounce! They also played various games and even tried having a Double Dutch competition. Best of all we were privileged to share the gospel with those who were there, also to those who walked past the church on Linden Blvd. and stopped to see the puppets, dramas and object lessons. Great job guys and gals! We look forward to a long lasting relationship with the great folks at Cambria Heights. Thanks also to our parents volunteers Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Mulligan and Mrs. Sands!

SMITHTOWN FESTIVAL DAY 2008 - Beating the Heat!!!

It had to be the hottest day in the history of Smithtown Festival Day, but in spite of that, we had an awesome day of ministry. Over 400 frisbee's were handed out, tons of balloons and flyers were distributed, but best of all, many people gave their lives to Christ at the Prayer Station! Thank you so much parents for volunteering your time for this event. These parents include Mrs. Fallon, Mrs Bellini, Mr. & Mrs. Chalgren, Mrs. Gaudio, Mrs. Sheridan & Mr. Frey. Thanks also to Jordan, Kaylee,Jacob & Jeremy for always being faithful every outreach. This had to be one of the smoothest Smithtown Day's in our ten plus years of participating. Thank you all for making it happen. Great job everyone!!

p.s. A company across the street took a picture of you guys doing "You are God" and graciously gave us a copy. Look at photo above!