Today kicks off March madness in college basketball. They say it is one of the most requested days off of work in the year. Which begs the question, what is so intriguing about this 64 team tournament? I can’t answer for everyone but for me its the excitement that the underdog has a fighting chance. It the chance to see sports at its purest level. It less 6.5 remaining on the clock your team down by two and YOU have the chance to advance your team to the next round or go home defeated. Thats excitement!
Its been some time between posts for me because we have been going through a little bit of March madness ourselves. We have been making frequent trips up to the Cleveland area trying to get an idea of what the culture is like and in what way we can best impact the area for Christ. In our various trips there we made a huge change. Our name. We found that there is a huge need for activities for students. South Eucild/Lyndhurst school system is all but giving us a key to the upper elementary school. So because of this we didn’t think that the name “Vision” was powerful enough to attract students. So we prayed about it and finally decided on our new name, “Velocity”. We didn’t come in to this decision quickly but believe that because of our improved knowledge of the area and the needs there, that this is the best of the church.
Another huge answer to prayer came 2 weeks ago when we finally found a place to have our Sunday service. Brush High School has a great auditorium that will be more than adequate for our needs. We had been praying for this location for at least 4 weeks not really knowing if it was going to be possible. Once we met with the administration and got approval from the school board all of us were excited for the possibilities that should come out of this location!
We still have a ways to go with our ministry strategy and other various administrative things. I know that I can’t wait to get that stuff out of the way and start to do more in the community. This Saturday is our first event in the community and as the weekend nears we are putting the final touches on the details to make the event run smoothly. We are going to be going to a local Chucky Cheese and for those who wish, we are offering free photos with Chucky! Along with the photo we are giving the kids free candy! Its small event but important because it gets our name and faces out in the community. I am excited for the connections that his should open up!
Some prayer requests:
My personal Financial support
Finding the right lauch team
Connections with people in the community
Our event on Saturday will go smoothly
Thanks again for your prayers and your patients with my blog.
In His Grip,
Jeff
