Wow! What a tremendously exciting service we had on Sunday, August 21st, 2011. This was our annual back to school, book bag give-away service! I want to personally thank all of those that worked so hard to make this monumental event a great success. New Life, you all displayed a beautiful spirit of unity and teamwork. To see all of this go so smoothly was nothing less than a miracle. As most of you know the pre-planning, praying and sacrificial giving is what made all this possible.

Again, let me thank all of our business sponsors who partnered with New Life either through giving financially or by services. Links to our business sponsors can be located http://www.newlifegg.com/sponsors/index.html

I think one of the first indications that we were going to have a terrific turnout is when we pulled up in the parking lot two hours before the event was scheduled to begin and there was already a long line stretching out into the parking lot. My next big surprise was seeing the NBC2 News van pulling up to give us not only LIVE coverage but also another story ran in the Sunday evening news. We give the Lord all praise and glory for His blessings upon New Life.

I stand in amazement when calculating the total attendance and realize that we had between 1000-1100 people. That is a staggering amount of people for a church that was just launched only two years ago. Again, to God be the glory! Furthermore, we are thankful for a beautiful altar call with droves of people flooding the altar, with tear-filled faces and God ministering to families present, leading to six being baptized. The children had a fun-filled, exciting time in the gymnasium, where children’s evangelist Mark Glasgow and family ministered. I heard the great reports of what took place over there and would again like to extend my personal thanks and appreciation for their ministry! We look forward to having them back in the future.

Let us continue to pray for each and every family that was represented in this service and believe that God will open doors for New Life to serve our community. New Life- More than just a church!

Here is a link to the coverage that New Life received in regards to this event:

http://www.newlifegg.com/media/multi-media-videos.html

www.NewLifeGG.com

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