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Night of Worship April 17th 6pm

From Perry's Blog...
"We are having a night of worship THIS WEEK at every campus where we will get together as a body and beg God to do an amazing work on Easter, sing to Him in full confidence that He is going to do an undeniable work among us and learn from the Scriptures how we can continually be confident in going out and reaching people who are far from Him. Listed below are the night of worship times for each campus==DO NOT MISS IT! (There will be childcare at each campus for children ages four and under…children five and older are welcome to attend this event.)"

Charleston Campus
When: April 17th at 6pm
Where: PAC (Performing Arts Center)

I cannot wait for this event. Plan to worship with us in Charleston as we prepare for what God is going to do through our Easter services. I spoke with a local pastor here in Charleston yesterday. His church does not have a Sunday evening worship service. So, I invited him to come along with anyone from his church that would like to lift up their Easter services as well. Our prayer is that God moves in the hearts of lost people. PERIOD! If you or your church does not meet on Sunday nights, join us as we beg God to do what only He can!

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!

LAST SUNDAY/ THIS SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY Clayton King preached on the Lordship of Christ and making sure you and I have the correct Lord guiding and directing our lives. I loved his point about how we can't simply make God #1 on a list; it is absurd to think that God could fit on a list. The proper perspective is to put God central and revolve our entire lives around Him. THAT WAS GOOD!!

You know if Clayton's preaching to Charleston, people are getting saved. This week was no exception. We saw 12 people physically stand and say out loud that "JESUS IS LORD" during the invitation. It was a powerful experience. That puts us at 54 salvations in just 13 weeks!!

This past Sunday we also saw our largest attendance since our launch! We have also seen our largest volunteer numbers during the past two Sundays. Once again if you're not doing something, something is not getting done! It's all about you seizing the opportunities for ministry. As believers we are all called to it. Some of us do it and grow spiritually through it, while others just consume and miss out!

THIS SUNDAY we are having a party. . . a Beach Party! That's all I can tell you for now. If you show up Sunday in your Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts, you will not feel out of place. Who am I kidding? At NewSpring you could do that any week and not feel out of place. We have two more weeks in the series UPGRADE. Come expecting God to speak to you and ask Him who you need to invite to bring with you.

We started passing out Easter tickets Sunday. If you did not get your tickets last week, pick them up this week. This is a great tool for inviting people for Easter. I also challenge all NewSpring Charleston Owners and Attendees to come to our Saturday service on April 23rd at 6pm to open seats for people at 9:15am and 11:15am on Sunday, April 24th. Be praying and expectant for God to move mightily and do great things this Easter.

Our 4am Load-In team is doing a phenomenal job getting things set for us to worship each Sunday. They could use a few more people, but we have the greatest opportunity for serving after the 11:15am service on our Load-Out team. If you are available to stick around for an hour after the service, it would help tremendously (even if you volunteer once a month)! YOU ARE THE CHURCH.

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!

Africa

I've told you that I would post about my trip to Africa and have failed to deliver. So, if you've been waiting, this is my Africa post...

My trip to Africa was INCREDIBLE! All of you who know me realize that long-winded detail is a spiritual gift of mine. However, if I start going into details of my trip, I would write a three page post and no would read it. So, instead I've decided to just bullet point some of the highlights and show some pics. ENJOY...

• Without a doubt the highlight of the entire trip was preaching in the village of Tu Tu and leading a man to Christ after the service . I'll never forget the moment my interpreter told me that the man who had walked down to the front of the church was ready to give his life to Jesus!
• I will also never forget the herd of goats that came by to bahhh and heckle me as I preached.
• Going inside a "home" in the village was quite an experience. I was amazed to see how tiny their homes are. It was an experience!
• Meeting people from the other NewSpring Campuses and forming quick bonds was pleasantly surprising to me. We had a great time together, and I can't wait for them to visit me in Charleston!!
• Second to leading someone to Christ was seeing all that we've been able to do in Kenya in such a short time. It is amazing to see how God has used us there! I gained a better understanding of 410 Bridge, why they exist, and our partnership with them.
• Riding in the BIGGEST lime green Mercedes was pretty stinkin' awesome. (pic below)
• About the second day in Kenya, the kids became comfortable with me. It was interesting to see that they wanted to touch and feel my skin and the hair on my arms.
• The first day and a half I helped dig holes and build a platform for the Ereri Primary School's water tanks. I do not ever want to have to mix concrete again, especially not "Kenya Concrete." Next time I'm packing some Quick Crete - just add water! WOW! That was hard work!!
• The rest of the time I got to help the dentist which was an experience. I saw lots of tooth extractions. (I was corrected from saying we were "yanking" teeth out). I even saw a couple of people who had teeth growing out of the roof of their mouth, not to mention the LARGEST wisdom tooth I have ever seen. I haven't seen any until this trip, but on this trip I saw quiet a few!
• It was heart-warming to see some of the people on our trip who have been before get to meet the kids they sponsor through http://www.brightpointforchildren.org/
• We saw a CHEETAH!
• On the last night in Kenya, I stayed in the nicest tent EVER!

It was such a fantastic trip. I can't wait for people from the Charleston campus to get to

experience it. Please let me know if you have questions or are interested in going, and I'll give you what I know and point you in the right direction.

Thanks again for all the prayer support while I was there. Charleston was heavy on my heart while I was there, and it is an honor to know that I was heavy on many of your hearts as well.

LAST SUNDAY/ THIS SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY can be summed up with one phrase, "Thank you NewSpring!" Brad Cooper brought an incredible message about the next generation and how our God is a generational God. God is working in and through you and I right now. We might not know just how much we are impacting the generations coming behind us, but we are!

We can all make an "UPGRADE" in our lives if we pour into the next generation. What they can and will do will blow our minds.

Sunday we also had 4 more people go public with their faith and get baptized. That makes it 35 people that have been baptized in 12 weeks. YES!

THIS SUNDAY we will continue our series UPGRADE.

The biggest event to take place every year in Charleston happens this Saturday. The Cooper River Bridge Run will bring thousands of people in town from all over. Take advantage of any and every opportunity you have to invite people to NewSpring Charleston on Sunday. This might be the only chance they get. Seek out divine appointments for invitations. I pray and believe that one day NewSpring Charleston will be the biggest event that happens not only once a year in our city, but each and every Sunday! Can I get an AMEN?

We will have our Easter tickets available for you to pick up this Sunday. There will be three Easter services this year in Charleston. We will be having our regular Sunday services as well as one service on Saturday, April 23rd. Tickets are free! This is just a great tool for us to use to invite and get people to an Easter service. Remember friends and family will go with you on Christmas and Easter when they would normally say NO! Pray for who God wants you to invite and then do what He says.

I can say with all truth and sincerity I have never been more excited about being a part of the local church more than I am right now. We have seen 42 people give their lives to Christ in 12 short weeks. If you have been attending and not contributing you are missing out. God is doing great things and allowing us to be along for the ride. What are you waiting for?

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!