A prayer service was held last night here at Almond Valley CRC as we began to prepare for the start of SERVE. As a Host Team, we gathered together with around 50 people from our supporting churches to celebrate the beginning of our SERVE project and to offer prayer for the project. After splitting into groups, prayers were offered for the various aspects of the week. What better way to start off this project then in prayer to our Father!
Tonight many volunteers came together to move furniture, hang decorations, and see the planning of the Host Team come together!! Now it would be great if we could just post some pictures of all the hard work that has been done today, but that would ruin the surprise for all those arriving on Saturday!! In fact, we have some anxious servants flying in already on Friday night! Please pray for safety as our teams from across the United States and Canada begin their journeys to California. A few teams are driving as this entry is being typed, so we just pray for traveling mercies for all our participants this week.
The countdown has begun, so check back here as we get closer to the start of Ripon SERVE 2007!
Hello Ripon Serve Host TEam…as your post indicated the teams are on their way!! The Woodstock team left from here at 6:30am(our time) and are making their way to Detroit right now (it’s almost 9am). We gathered at 6am and they were sent off with prayer and best wishes by the parents, youth leaders, prayer partners and others. The luggage was plentiful! 🙂
Please know that the prayers of our church family include Ripon Serve, the host team, the volunteers, the servants as well as those you will be serving. Can’t wait to see the pictures you will be posting.
God Bless You All
Jeanette Groen, Mom to Jordan Groen (servant). HI JORDAN!!