Jesus said, Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." 

(Luke 6:38)

I received a call from Pastor Terry Pugh from Northside Agape Church last week.  Pr. Terry is very faithful to call me about 3-4 times a year to check in and see how I'm doing.  This time he called to invite Jen and me to a special celebration, called "A Royal Gala," that his church is having for him and his wife Jackie to celebrate their ministry.  I told him that I was so honored that he thought of including us.  He responded, "Oh no, Pr. Jon, you have no idea what St. Paul's did for our church.  When my family came to Vero, the church felt so bad that the parsonage was in such terrible shape.  They were so embarrassed that they wouldn't even let us go over to see it.  The church felt down and defeated.   Then your small church people came over and worked so hard for us.  You all totally inspired them."

He went on to explain that because of what we did, the church took on the challenge of renovating their sanctuary and the bathrooms in their church.  They were able to complete the whole project and pay off all of their debt.  Pr. Terry said, "Pr. Jon, you HAVE to come see it!"  Well, I got in my car immediately and drove over to check it out (see the photos below).  Pr. Terry's joy and gratitude are uncontainable, and he can't say enough about St. Paul's Church.  I told him how grateful we are that the Lord used us in that way-we received way more than we gave!  Working together on that project in the earliest days of St. Paul's was the perfect bonding experience for us, right when we needed it the most.

I want to thank you all again for your faithfulness as we bring Christ to the world.  It's a delight to serve the Lord with you, and to see the Lord performing miracle after miracle in our midst.  I know the Lord has many more stories like Northside Agape in our future.  As we give of ourselves, He's returning the blessing many times over.  Please pray that the Lord would open new doors for us to do more local missions projects, and also for the Belize Mission Team as we prepare for our trip in June. 

Gratefully in Christ,

Pr. Jon

St. Paul's will be participating in the

 2015 Kid's Blast

Saturday, May 16^th

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

and will need YOUR assistance

with this community outreach.

This local Outreach event is going to be a great way to meet the community and let them know about St. Paul's and have a fun, interactive activity for the children that will be attending. They are expecting over 8,000 at this event.

Most of the volunteers we need will just have to man the booth with a smile! There is a sign-up sheet in the back of church with times that you can be there to help for only 2½ hours.

From the Desk of

Robin Hanson

Director of Children & Family Ministries

 EASTER EGG HUNT

The Garden Club was a beautiful setting for St. Paul's Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  The children had a great time running and searching for plastic eggs filled with candy throughout the garden.  Two lucky children found the bunny eggs redeemable for a special prize.  Wally found & won the solid chocolate Easter bunny & Anthony won the stuffed 'Webkin' bunny. A great time was had by all!

 SKIMMERS

The Skimmers (children ages 9-14) continue to meet each Wednesday night from 6-8:00 p.m.  We now meet at Bethel Creek House right across from Jaycee Park.  It is a great space and we are still able to spend some time at the beach each evening (swimming and of course skim boarding). Following beach time we have a light supper, music, a Bible study, and if time, a game or two.   Last week we started a new unit on the Apostle Paul.  All children (ages 9-14) are welcome.  So if you have a child, grandchild or neighbor let them know about this awesome program.

LENT RECAP

A big 'THANK YOU' to everyone who participated in this year's Lenten Program, "Give Up & Give Back."  We collected a vast assortment of school supplies, hygiene products, toys, baby supplies, medical supplies and bibles.  All items will be picked up later this week and delivered to Holy Sacrament where they will be sorted  & then shipped off to Belize.  The Mission Team will be helping to distribute these items when they arrive in June. Last opportunity to contribute is THIS SUNDAY.

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