August 16 Lynn Gatz invited me to share the worship hour message with his churches as he had to be away caring for the necessary family issues surrounding the loss of his father.
During the Service in Derrick City, several testimonies where shared about the ministry taking place at the County Fair and ending that night.
After last year’s PA Conference Equipping University, the Derrick City Church members in attendance with their pastor went home and asked God and each other what they could do together for outreach. They were led to utilized a booth at the Fair in a specific outreach way. The whole booth is filled with message books and magazines which they pass out, and which are eagerly requested. They play two CD films on large TV monitors simultaneously, one showing either Kenneth Cox, Shawn Boonstra or Doug Bachelor, and the other a CD film about Pathfinders and Adventurers from the Oshkosh camporee. Most of their Adventurer club is made up of non-church members. They also had a drawing last year and this year at the Fair to give away 2 Three Angels Broadcasting satellite receiver systems and they get a large amount of names for those. The names received are then followed up with offers for Bible studies. Before the Fair is over, the church members also give our spiritual books and materials to the carnival workers. These traveling carnival workers seemed to really appreciate that someone took time to give them personal attention.
Pictured at the Derrick City Church are: Karen Ames, Jan Graffius, Melinda Tyler and some of the youth who have ministered at the Fair booth.
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