Last night Ryan, Joel, and I traveled to a small town outside of Urbana for them to speak and play at a 30 hour famine for a youth group. The kids were about 20 hours into their famine so we had fun talking about how good our Wendy’s was on the way in. Joel began by sharing his story he normally shares at school assemblies that deals with his own high school experiences. Then he was able to get into the spiritual part of what was going on his life at the time. Because there was no time limit for them, they ended up spending almost 2 hours sharing. I have been to many, many events, but I have to say that this was one of the best. I am always amazed that no matter how many events I go to, I still learn and am encouraged by Joel’s speaking and Ryan’s music. I am thankful that I get the chance to hear them as many times as I do. Not only did Joel and Ryan do a great job, but the crowd was obviously thirsty for the Truth and responded very well. There were around 10 that accepted Christ for the first time and around 30 that rededicated their life to Christ! Praise God that he is using Ryan and Joel to touch the lives of so many people!
Emily
sweet! 2 hours? that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteglad you got to tag along Em. Love hearing what God is doing through you guys
How exciting it is to see how God is working through the Pentons and the Hollidays! You all have such great gifts, and such a powerful message to share about God's love for us. I will continue to hold you up in prayer.
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