For the last several years, we have been really involved in
Repossess, a movement of young people in Thurston County that has united over
20 churches at twice yearly gatherings to worship Jesus, serve our community,
hear amazing speakers, and make a difference here and around the world. We have
partnered with YWAM in Haiti to build homes, built a well in Africa, worked
with Invisible Children ending child warriors in Uganda, and volunteered with
20+ organizations locally to serve our own community in Thurston County. And,
God has done an AMAZING work as we have seen literally THOUSANDS of students
come to Christ and respond to the good news of Jesus at the Repossess events.
God is so good!
The next Repossess events are scheduled for Oct 2nd &
9th. This fall, there are going to be two separate nights—one specifically
designed for junior high students on Oct 2nd at Washington middles school, and
the second night for high school students on Oct 9th at Capital High
School. You can check out the website at www.repossessme.com
for all the details.
We had Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle
come and preach at Repossess last fall at the Evergreen State College. Mark just
posted a video on the Mars Hill website promoting Repossess and encouraging
people to invite others and attend this Repossess. You can click on this link http://marshill.com/media/special/repossess-2010 to hear his amazing message.
We also wanted to pass on some exciting new info about giving
and Repossess. The Repossess board has received a grant this year that will
match all donations to Repossess up to $40,000! The cost of hosting these
events for FREE for all those who come is great, and I would like to encourage
you to be praying that God will continue to provide as He has so that the
Gospel can continue to go out and we can see the name of Jesus lifted up and
lives changed! If you would like to donate, you can also do that by mailing a
check out to Repossess to 1615 Chambers St SE, Olympia, WA 98501 attn. Shane
Rogers. Remember that any donations made this year will be matched, so giving
makes a HUGE difference!
We are sad to be unable to attend the Repossess events this
fall, but are so excited to participate in what God does by praying and seeing
how Jesus moves! Pray with us that many people come to Christ and that He is
glorified!
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