Families serving together, even the youngest of kids - opening doors, setting/breaking down a stage, passing out candles, scrapping wax off a floor, collecting an offering, directing traffic, etc. why? because it matters and what's even cooler...it's 'normal' for them and they wouldn't even consider being anywhere else this Christmas Eve...
Chicks rockin' the trash cans...need I say more?!
These people and the people in the booth and behind the cameras - who remind me what it means to be a servant of our great and glorious King. Humbled...truly humbled...
Silent Night, Holy Night...an image and a feeling that won't be easy to forget any time soon
A team member who comes up to me after a service to say how grateful they are to be part of the team at Meck. How grateful they are for the mission.
A volunteer - who doesn't go to our church but was recruited to help - sits through 3 Christmas Eve services and then turns to me to hand me HIS pledge card for Unhindered! Later finding out this guy is in a tough financial situation but was so moved by the service and experience he wanted to be a part of it. Awesome.
A service director who turns to me in the booth and says, 'I'd be fine with doing a 7p and 8p service'...and he totally meant it. (For the record Big Al: I could have done a few more too!)
A Senior Pastor who raced to the booth to watch as much of every service as possible and marveled at how incredible it all was...how grateful he was for the hard work and dedication of the team. And guess what folks? That was normal too!
Riding home with my daughter after the service, hearing the traditional version of "Joy to the World" on the radio and hearing the following coming from the backseat: "Mommy - what is this? Who does this version!? They need to do the RIGHT version like we do at church!" At that very moment I was reminded how grateful I am that Meck is the ONLY church my children know.
The electricity in the air - the anticipation of what God is going to do next through Unhindered.
The boxes under the tree with the Unhindered offerings from our children in Meckidz. How cool was that?!
The message of a God who came as a babe to save a lost and dying world...
For He is alone is worthy...
Let's give Him all the glory...
Merry Christmas and God bless friends,
KG
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