Final Day/First Day

Technically today is the final day of our Mt Belvieu campaign. It's been so busy I've lost track of what day it is. Paul just told me its Wednesday, oh yeah, that is the last day of our door knocking. We've endured days of 100+ temps but done well. Yesterday was the first day it didn't break 100. We've even had some rain, which you know in Houston just make it steamy, but we are grateful for every cloud and every drop of rain. This mornings Chronicle said today looks to make June 2009 as the hottest ever on record, yep ever. While the heat did likely cut down the amount of time we could walk and knock, it didn't discourage our spirit. We knocked on 100's of doors, met lots of people, and prayed with around 200 people. That's right, prayed with them, at their door on the front porch or in their house. There were all kinds of different responses, hardly any were rude or terribly dismissing, a few maybe but a real minority.

Today we spend the last day knocking a few more doors, but also doing some follow ups on those who had a positive response in some way, wanted us to check back, wanted to talk to a spouse, had background or interest in the CofC, were interested in a bible study or just were really hurting and obviously needed a friend.

So, today's the final day of door knocking for this effort. Actually, its the first day of a follow up campaign that I pray will last months and even years because of some relationships that may have been started. Follow up is the key. We need to follow up with continued prayers and concerns and really be Christ to these people. Final day, first day. Truth is, I guess its that way every day, the final day of our past, the first day of our future. With God as our guide, every day is an opportunity to serve and a day to give Him praise for every good thing.

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