Volunteers

If you've been following Jeff's blog at www.elementinsider.blogspot.com you know we had a huge Memorial Day weekend. There are many things I could write about the weekend but there is something I HAVE to post.
The idea for a 'gas buy down' was given to us about a year ago at church-plant boot camp. Since that time it was something we thought about, talked about, prayed about, etc. As time went by we decided to "go for it". So......the leg work started. We targeted possible locations, chose a date, printed a flyer, made phone calls, talked to people, made more phone calls. Finally the location and date were secured. Then there was more work to be done. The media and law enforcement were contacted, more on-site planning, more phone calls made, more details to work out. Then...
Well then the day arrived and it was awesome and crazy and fun all mixed together. The day was a busy one for me because I also worked before and after the event. So it was pretty much a day of constant on-the-go from sunup to sundown. Not alot of time to think just act. Then the next morning this thought hit me HARD.
All the planning, praying, talking,working, calling, and preparing and the event could have been a total bust with out the AWESOME group of volunteers. There is no way we could have pulled this off with just the pastoral staff, we HAD to have volunteers.
This was my FIRST event on this side of ministry,my first event as part of a pastoral staff. God had to provide volunteers, and boy did He ever. So if your reading this and you were one, THANK YOU!
When you hear a leader of a ministry thank his volunteers and tell them that they are an answer to prayer that is exactly what they are. People that are willing to serve ARE an answer to prayer. So again, thank you for being obedient. Thank you for freely giving of your time. Thank you for helping us serve the people of Cheyenne. God uses volunteers just like you every day to do His kingdom work.