Yesterday our church turned 21. We had an awesome day celebrating what God has done through the people and ministries of our church this last year. There were 6 stories/testimonies shared live, through video, and interview.

One of those stories was a young lady in our Student Ministry named Marcie Wallace. Marcie has a great story. God brought her to Mt. Paran North at a time when her divorced family was struggling due to her mom’s battle with Stage 4 breast cancer, an almost fatal automobile accident, and financial woes. She got involved through our Student Music program and started playing drums in the HS band. She met a lot of new people, and began to grow in the Lord. Someone in the church paid her way to camp, and there she made a public declaration of her faith through water baptism. The line that killed me yesterday was, “last year I was sitting by myself way up in the back of the balcony, and today I’m giving my testimony.” Wow! Lord help us be sensitive to the people in our church.

The rest of the day was great. The music was good, and Pastor Mark did an awesome job challenging us with where we are headed. It was a great day. You can view it HERE.