Payne Ave ends with great service & carnival

Payne Ave Free Church had a great wrap-up to the week. All week long we handed out invites to the Sunday service, including a lunch and carnival. We had a great group of kids come on Sunday. One woman shared that she believed the Lord wanted her to come because she got two invites, and she had been looking for a church home.

Those attending the service heard a great Gospel message from Pastor Larry (with the help of three men in Bible stories), had a visit from Spartacus a Roman soldier who helped crucify Christ ("and he let us do it to him"), saw an illusion performed and heard the Gospel using the five colors as part of the VBS logo. After that, we had lunch and a carnival. Lots of fun games, Icees outside and two VBS kids won t-shirts in a drawing.

God used our BUMPers this week to help carry the egg for Pastor Larry and everyone ministering at Payne Ave. Free Church. We built some great relationships at/for the church, and God did some great things in our BUMPers lives as well. Before it was all over, our kids were thanking God for the heat. As one person said, "Now I feel like I could do anything with God's help." Boone, IA, Hot Springs, SD and Northfield, MN teams are ready to return to their communities and serve the Lord.