Officially Freaking Out

I've expected it for some time now (almost 6 months to be exact) and it finally came. I got the call and a firm date that says we'll be moving to the Boys and Girls Club (BGC) in April. That leaves us less than a month to get things ready.

Our people have been great in raising about $5000 for chairs (which is still half of what we've been shooting for). But here's the great news. The Church At The Mall which started the GRF which helped start Discovery has said they will loan us as many chairs as we need indefinitely and for FREE! And they'll deliver them! That's a relief.

Still, moving from the school to the BGC will require some "help" to set a mood for worship. In practical terms, that means we need staging, lighting and some other "ambiance helpers" (curtaining in particular). And since we're moving right at Easter, we really need to capitalize on that and are trying to figure out how to incorporate a direct mail component (it worked great for launch last year so we'll do it again) All told, we're praying for about $20,000 extra to be provided this month (actually in the next couple weeks if we expect the 'stuff' to be here in time). So please add that to your prayer list.

But to top this off, I just talked to a church friend who said he just drove by the BGC and noticed 4-6 firetrucks around the place. Considering there were some church arsons a little over a month ago, I'd hate to see this place burning. If it did, I'll be officially freaking out.