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My head is still spinning and my body still aches, but I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything! A hurricane may have delayed the event and prevented the second group from arriving, but going to Convoy last weekend was an incredible experience. It was life-changing for many of the 10,000+ people who came and received the hope and help they needed. And it was definitely an experience that those of us who could make it will not soon forget.

Joel (the guy in the pic with the black hat) sent this encouraging letter that paints a picture of the event:

Unbelievable!  I could not stop saying that today!  After homeland security & FEMA shut us down yesterday (btw, we lost 3 tents in the crazy hurricane winds) I didn’t know what to expect on Sunday.  But my expectations were exceeded!  We had over 10,000 people show up today to the Convoy of Hope as well as 1,200 plus volunteers!  Unbelievable!

I wish you all could have been there to see it, but I totally understand everyone’s different commitments with their churches.  Thank you for your support in so many different capacities along the way.

For those who could make it, it was such a wonderful experience to have our worship service by worshipping through service!  We were not a group of churches today, we were THE CHURCH!  Thanks so much to all the volunteers, the churches, everyone who invested in this event.  I will be in touch soon with more, but just had to say a huge THANKS to everyone who gave prior to the event and those who served at the event!!!

The Washington Post and the Washington Times both ran articles about what we did. Also, check out I Gave One Day. The site is a social networking site for those interested in Compassion ministry.

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