Dear Saints of Saxe Gotha,

 

Soon our parking lot will be full of small ghouls, goblins, other scary creatures, along with superheroes and princesses with bags heavy and full of enough sugary treats to bring any dentist to tears! The aroma of hotdogs will waft through the air while webs of cotton candy are spun. Giggles and joyful screams will be heard as children bounce up and down on inflatables and play various games. That's right, Fall Fest is upon us once more, but are you ready?

 

Our annual Fall Festival offers us a unique opportunity that we are not often afforded. On one afternoon our campus will be flooded with hundreds of our neighbors who might not otherwise set foot on our campus. They will come for the candy, food and clean fun, but could it be that they are meant to leave with more?

 

Throughout the past few months, we have been focusing in worship and in study on how God is calling all believers to be fruitful on their frontlines. God wants to use us in the places where we have been planted to bring about the flourishing of His Kingdom. God has positioned Saxe Gotha along a main artery of Lexington and in a central location of our town. How will we be good stewards of this blessing?

 

This coming Sunday afternoon our frontline will come to us, and if we are not careful, we just might miss a pivotal opportunity. A single mother, broken and overwhelmed by her responsibilities will come to us. Will you be there to offer her hope? A father, normally preoccupied with work as his sole sense of purpose, will come with his kids, while trying to offer his wife a brief respite. Will you be there to point him to a greater purpose? A woman, harboring a discouraging diagnosis of cancer, will come seeking a good time for her children while she tries to figure out her next steps. Will you be there to offer your support?

 

Every person who comes to our Fall Fest will have a story and whether they know it or not, they have a deeper yearning that only our God can fill. Fall Fest is about so much more than providing a good time for the community. It is an opportunity for us to rub shoulders with our neighbors and seek further opportunities for divine appointments. We are giving out more than confections and cheer. We are planting Gospel seeds, some of which just might come to maturity before our eyes! Are you ready?

 

I hope you will join us this Sunday, October 20th for our Fall Fest from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm. If you have not yet volunteered to help, you can do so online at https://signup.com/login/entry/598614444089. I look forward to seeing you there and hearing about how God will use this opportunity to bring about His harvest!

 

When Jesus looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd. "What a huge harvest!" he said to his disciples. "How few workers! On your knees and pray for harvest hands!" - Matthew 9:37-38 paraphrase The MESSAGE