Looking to the mighty hand of God to fulfill His purpose
and restore broken humanity to Himself.
Colossians 1 20 . . . through him (Christ Jesus) to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel.
This year we seek God's purpose and watch carefully for the return
of His son, Jesus Christ as we go about our Father's business believing Him to
open hearts and make people complete.
So, what does this have to do with outreach? Well, let me tell you! If it were not for the mercy & grace of God saving us from our sins . . . we would not be reaching out to anyone. It is only the Lord Jesus Christ that has kept us and given us His power to make a difference in the lives. Over the last seven years we have held outreaches and partnered with other ministries, including our church to reach out to the lost with the gospel.
This couple has been a blessing in our lives as well as partners in ministry. Pastors Lance & Leigh Prathaftakis are not only fellow ministers, but dear friends. We are proud to serve alongside them as we serve Christ. They have true hearts for the lost!! Lance has been a faithful servant of the cross and committed, passionate minister. Leigh is a talented singer, but most importantly anointed to minister in song. We are excited what the Lord will accomplish through us together this year!!!
As we begin our season in May, we will be holding three block party-style
outreaches in the South Bend area. The Lord has also blessed us with an outstanding
christian band, "Soul'd Out". The amazing things that will happen when we praise -
Acts 16 says 25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.26Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. Hallelujah!!
The following are the upcoming dates & locations for this year's outreaches:
Saturday, May 16th 12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m. at Ravina Park (on Lebanon St. between Broadway & Indiana Ave. in South Bend)
Saturday, August 8th 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Christian Center Church 530 E. Ireland Rd., South Bend (parking lot)
Saturday, September 12th 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Kingdom Christian Center 2010 Elwood, South Bend (near corner of Johnson in rear of church)
We pray that you can come, help out, pray for us or support these outreaches financially. even a gift of $10 a month would help to pay for the expenses. We appreciate all those that give to this ministry. You may make your donation to:
Visions Of Praise Ministries, P.O. Box 604, South Bend, IN 46624
