More about the Good Cause!

YOU HAVE TO READ THE POST BEFORE THIS FIRST!!!NOPE GO BACK AND READ IT!

So I need you to now focus on the event b/c I want everyone to know about it! All 10 of our readers will need to soak this in and spread the word!!!

On December 11th and 12th we are going to be doing a few things in hopes to support and bless two ministries!

The two ministries are Lone Sheep Ministries and Grace Campus Ministries.

Years ago we used to put on a sales event we called Artisans. We invited artist to bring their work to sell and Lindsay and Mrs. Allen picked out some fun Christmas gifts that we sold...

We would like to host another one over those 2 days in hopes that all the proceeds we raise will go to directly supporting these two ministries. (We are still looking for artist to participate) Then on the night of the 11th (which is the first day, a Thursday night) we will be having our 1st annual Christmas open house where both ministries will be present...It will be casual, come and go as you please time of fun and great fellowship with all the friends that show up!! We hope you will come and join us! Invitations will follow!

About the two ministries:

Lone Sheep Ministries: Started by Beau and Ashley Armistead and is based in Birmingham. Beau and Ashley have 3 kids, Cole, Judah and Zoe.

For more about them I copied this off their website as it says it best!

"It is our purpose to bring the love and truth of Jesus Christ to the nomads and wanderers. We do this by traveling to music festivals, rainbow gatherings and on band tours where the nomads congregate. We want people to understand God's love for them and their importance to Him. Our desire is to build relationships with people and live the gospel for them. In the book of 1st John, John says "let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." That is our goal. To truly love people in such way that they can experience Jesus in person."

Beau and Ashley really have heart for people, especially for people that do not know the love and grace of Jesus Christ. They work hard everyday building relationships with people that you and I would probably walk right by if we were honest...They have great stories of God working in the lives of people they have met along the way...They are ministering to a group that is basically overlooked by most christian organizations, but you can bet every other deceptive religion is right in their face everyday! Oh and by the way Ashley is Lindsay's sister so they are family! We are proud of them!

Grace Campus Ministries: Started about 7 years ago by Matt and April Dean on the campus of Auburn University. Matt and April have 3 boys Josh, Caleb and Luke and are praying for the day they get to meet Anna Grace which they have been in the process of adopting from China since mid 2006.

Their primary goal for the past 7 years has been to invest in the lives of college kids. Matt and April know that these kids are at the cross roads of leaping forward as leaders in the community and especially in our churches. They have been serving the student in several ways...by a large meeting on Thursday nights called Encounter which Matt leads (as Campus Crusade does) and by plugging the students into churches and several small community groups across campus for weekly bible studies led by the staff at Grace Campus...Now for their future...

Grace Campus is in the midst of a tremendous opportunity...Transitioning to the Universities in Hong Kong. Amazingly in a city that large and free to worship there is virtually no church or ministry focusing on the college age kids...Matt and April and some staff will be leaving for Hong Kong Next August to begin a time of building up the kingdom through building relationships with college kids there....Interesting fact: 20% of the students will be from Mainland China. Most of those students will go back to china to lead...These are the cream of the crop students sent to HK to learn. How awesome will it be to invest in their lives and send them back by the thousands to China as followers of Jesus Christ.

I have been friends with Matt since the third grade...I cannot say enough about him and April.

Both of these ministries are fully support based ministries which is why I wanted to put together this show...I support them and I believe in what they do...If you would like to know more please come and join us!