Busy BUSY Weekend!
My weekend started EARLY Saturday morning - got mom up at 6:15, made record time getting her dressed and we were out the door by 7:00 a.m! I had signs to plant! LOTs of signs! And cars to wash! And people to love! It was a GREAT day! Take a look!
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The car wash was an absolute SUCCESS and I think one of the greatest outreaches I have had the JOY of participating in! EVERYONE ... every single car owner was absolutely FLOORED by the fact that we would NOT accept a donation from them and that we were just GIVING to them and showing Jesus love to them, through us. We did not preach to a single one of them... we only answered questions IF they asked... but the one question they ALL asked was "WHY are you doing this?"... and all we had to say was "because Jesus loves you and he wants us to show you that you are loved." Very simple. VERY simple! No one got thumped - and a few even asked "what time are your services tomorrow?" .... I wasn't at the late service, so I don't know if any of them actually showed up... but we touched a lot of people... and one lady was already on the phone chattin' us up to a friend WHILE we were washing her car! I heard her -- yea! They're washing even my windows - inside and out - and they WON'T TAKE a donation!!! And one guy came by twice. After his car, he went home and told his mother and she had him bring HER car back! LOL!
And I have to tell you... we had a bunch of kids helping us - and they were NOT slackers -- not for one minute! We all worked hard - but I think those kids out worked us adults by a large margin! They never let up! If they weren't washing, they were down on the road waving those signs and bringin' people in! In ALL honesty ... without those KIDS we would not have HAD a car wash! They made signs, they waved signs, they washed, they dried, tops of truck and wheels alike -- they WORKED! And they laughed and they smiled and they had fun! And I rewarded them with pizza! They DESERVED it!!!
Our Little Trooper!And this little dude... oh my! He is only 7 -- he's in my Sunday School class, and I love him to pieces! He worked JUST as hard as the bigger kids! He was wheel man, hose man, sponge man, sign man... he did it all -- and still had energy left at the end of the day to get reprimanded by Pastor for playing Spider Man up the WALL beside our basement steps!!! He SCALED the wall and came over the top! he is sooooo cute! I love this picture on so many levels! He's washing a state trooper car -- and he WAS our littlest trooper... and I love the reflection of him in the side of the car....
MAAAAANNNNN we had a good day! And that was only the FIRST half of my weekend! Sunday I went to a Latino Festival in DC... but this post is long enough... and so I will share the rest tomorrow...
MAAAAANNNNN we had a good day! And that was only the FIRST half of my weekend! Sunday I went to a Latino Festival in DC... but this post is long enough... and so I will share the rest tomorrow...
posted by Melli at
6:21 AM
9 comment(s):
Wow, you was really busy. I'm happy it was a big success;-)
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TorAa, at
9/27/2010 1:58 PM
That looks like a wonderful day for both sides ! and fun too !
This would be impossible here ! People are too suspicious nobody trusts nobody, and even less a church !
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Ingrid, at
9/27/2010 3:35 PM
Hey Babe, love the pictures, the concept and the posters. What an amazing gift to the community. Sounds like a wonderful way to start the weekend. Miss you.
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Lazy Daisy, at
9/27/2010 4:31 PM
Busy indeed my darlin' and the best news is how successful it was. :)
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Anonymous, at
9/28/2010 12:32 AM
What a fun and fantastic car wash! I bet people are going to remember it for a long time to come!
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Charlene Amsden, at
9/28/2010 3:19 AM
AAaawwwww Sweeeeeet! This is so you. I can see from your photos everyone having a Jesus loves you day. Did your mom-l go to the car wash with you?
The picture of your wheel man and the sheriffs car is very special. He looks like he worked like a trooper.
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Cindy, at
9/28/2010 9:03 AM
Wonderful day!
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Maribeth, at
9/28/2010 9:41 AM
Sounds like a great day on many levels!
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Anonymous, at
9/28/2010 10:58 AM
That is a great shot. You are just a bundle of energy. I'm so exhausted with all you do.
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Nessa, at
9/28/2010 8:43 PM
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