Wow, school is back in session and Power House is going in doors again for the school year. It seems like only yesterday that we were just starting summer break.

Some of the awesome things that happened in Power House this summer were the start of two new sites, Holland and Lansing.

Our new Resurrection in Lansing started a site just over a month ago, they meet on Wednesdays. Our friends Jamal and Jamar, who were originally Power House kids at our Dickenson site, are now leaders at our new site in Lansing. Now that’s the epidomy of what Power House is all about! We want to get the gospel out to our kids and disciple them so they can rise up to be mighty men and women of God making a difference in their community and the world they live in.

As you work with kids or people in general you will notice that each person will only rise to the expectation set before them. Can we expect our children to succeed if we place a label on them that tells them they are not able to go any further than the boundaries society has placed on them?
(Welfare, divorce, drugs, teen pregnancy, gangs, alcoholism, learning disorder, poverty, race…the list can go on and on) As with any habit that starts or is broken we must be consistent in our efforts to teach that Gods word is true and his way is the best way.

How can you make a difference? Consistency is the key to showing a child that you are for real it shows them that you care and mean what you say. Each volunteer that Power House has from the set up to the leaders no job is small or insignificant, each person is vital to the TEAM! Like I’ve heard many times there is no I in team only Talented, Extraordinary, Attentive, Members. We appreciate and love each one of our volunteers that bring a talent and flavor of their own to our Power House Team.

The dedication of each team member showing their unique talent that God has gifted them with and being good stewards of them by sharing them and the love of God to our neighborhoods.

Power House has many exciting things just getting ready to explode and end 2008 with a great big BANG. I pray that you keep your eyes open so you don’t miss a thing. God is Big All over me God is Big all over Us God is Big All over The World! Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

Acts 20:24 “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace….”

So Let’s keep our eyes set on the purpose for which we are called and don’t put God in a box! We have Power House in Greater Grand Rapids area and now in Holland (who are on fire for God and doing great things) and now Lansing. Where will Power House be next? Think about it maybe other ministries will come to train for sidewalk Sunday school here some day like we did at Metro.

Char Chandler
Power House Intern