Way to Go - AGAIN - Creekers!

Way to pull off an awesome Safari! People were shown the grace of Jesus . . .

Our community was served - PeeWees Animal Shelter, CC Food Bank, Mobile Blood Bank (they were pumped that they got 18 units of blood!), Mission Mercy and the City of CC Recycling were all there and blessed . . . .

And the many relief supplies were collected for hurricane victims!

So many folks to thank -- over a hundred Creekers volunteering! And thanks to Audie and Jenny for your leadership!

Enjoy the pics . . .

ONE More Day!

Tomorrow is our Oso Creek Safari and there is still time to invite your friends and neighbors!

Remember that the 'entry fee' is food for the food bank and that we are also collecting relief supplies -- and my latest contacts tell me that the greatest needs are gift cards (Lowes, WalMart, Home Depot) and chainsaws!

There will be all kinds of activities for kids including free sno cones and hot dogs and a safari ride.

And most importantly :) . . . if you're gonna be in the cornhole tournament remember that you need a non-creeker team member!

Safari & Relief

This Saturday from 10am to 1pm is our Safari Outreach Event! It's designed for me and you to invite our neighbors and friends so they can experience the people of Oso Creek and the grace of God!

And now the Outreach part is going to reach further and further as we are asking you to bring relief supplies for folks up the coast. . . .

Here are the biggest needs we are hearing about right now (and I'll keep you up to date as these change):

- Water - How about bringing all the bottled water you were storing for a hurricane!

- Gift Cards (WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes . . . buy in $10-$20 increments so that we can have lots of flexibility in distributing them)

- Chainsaws - Maybe you have an old one you don't ever use, or want to buy a new one to donate . . . This is the most desperate need! They need to clear tress and brush from the roadways and yards . . .

We are asking you to bring these items on Saturday to the Festival -- or Sunday if it doesn't work on Saturday . . . .

In addition to that - we are making a survey/work trip to the Angleton area on MONDAY . . . . We will leave early Monday morning and come back late Monday night . . . Anyone who is interested in going and helping to spend the day working cutting trees and clearing brush is invited! The help is desperately needed.
Please comment on this post or call the church office if you are interested!

ONE Week!

One week from today is the September Safari!

We're hosting this event as an opportunity for you to invite your friends and neighbors to meet Oso Creek in a fun and informal way!

Not only are we going to have the fun events, free stuff, and local serving agencies listed --- but we are also going to be modifying the Safari in order to serve Hurricane Ike victims . . . We are meeting today and will give you more info soon!

And YES, there will be a cornhole tournament . . . but here's the deal . . . there are two people on a team and there CANNOT be two Creekers (members OR attenders) on any one team! So, you'll have to bring a non-Creeker to be your partner!

Get the word out Creekers . . . Saturday 10am to 1pm at Oso Creek!

TWO (2) Weeks!

Two weeks from today is the Oso Creek September Safari!
And you have a chance to make a difference in lives and in our community!

Here is what you can do to have an eternal impact:

1) Pray that 'His Kingdom will come His will be done' through this event and the weeks to follow

2) Ask God to show you who to invite and then invite them to come to the September Safari

3) On Sunday (or by emailing Audie - click here) sign up to serve at the Safari

4) Come on the 20th prepared to love and serve the people God brings . . . Looking for how He is building bridges into their lives!

ONE MONTH!

One month from today we begin the Safari!

On September 20th we'll launch a catalytic event! A catalyst is a 'change agent' --- something that helps cause change to happen.

The Safari on September 20th is just the beginning of the adventure.

We're asking you to begin praying NOW for friends, neighbors, co-workers that you're going to invite to this Saturday event.
The event itself (which we'll unfold more of soon) is designed to bless our community, help us build life-changing friendships, and be a blast!

But the event is just the beginning!

That week I will begin a new series on Sunday called: Elephants in the Church -- What We Don't Talk About at Church. For 6 weeks I'm gonnna hit hard subjects people are talking about like politics, sex and the environment.

And that week we're also going to be launching New Groups -- and asking everyone to find a group and to check it out for those 6 weeks.


And all of those are just the catalysts! You know folks God calls us to run hard. Not to be comfortable, but to be dangerous!

I'm praying that as we give ourselves away there will be changed lives -- People connected and re-connected to God. And that as we push forward and navigate God's next steps in our future we will discover new mission and adventures!

I'm praying that you will get on board and go for it with me!