A number of Amador County churches met last night for an evangelistic outreach featuring the testiumony of Stephen Lunguu, whose autobiography graphically details his incredible life story (see OUT OF THE BLACK SHADOWS). I had read his story and was excited about hearing him speak.
About 500 from our county representing about seven churches joined in for the quickly-planned event--we had about a two month preparation period--and though the publicity was done well given the time parameters, threatening weather and other factors kept the crowd smaller than anticipated.
An afternoon with the youth and Lunguu preceded the "main" event and a number of teens responded to the invitation to receive Christ. The later service included music from a local worship team which was excellent, and a visiting black male ensemble who sang with enthusiasm. Lunguu's testimony was a humble and grateful tribute to God's grace and faithfulness and I was deeply-moved as I listened to him parallel the story of blind Bartimaus from Mark 10 with his own discovery of Christ. A number came forward at the conclusion of the service to seek Christ.
Just a few observations.
1. I know our county well and even though this was billed as an evangelistic outreach I saw mostly people from the Christian community.
2. Music at combined church events in our county seem to always be of the same genre, and not necessarily reflective of their different styles of worship. Although I generally enjoyed the worship, many chose not to participate.
3. Community church events like this have value, I think, but I am wondering what is the best venue for getting us together? A National Day of Prayer breakfast is scheduled in May and we will meet as a church community once again.
Let me know your feelings about the Lunguu meeting and future events like this.
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