Last night was amazing. Immanuel Lights was a big hit. Mayor Penny Lilburn was wonderful in her welcome speech to the community. She said "I can't believe no one has ever thought of having a community Christmas tree lighting before. Leave it to Immanuel to provide such a thing for this community."
A very preliminary estimation of attendance is somewhere in the 2000 people range. From the stage I noticed a crowd of people on the balcony of the building trying to get a better view. Families had huddled together all over the area to see and hear. It was a very festive and electric atmosphere. I was so excited to see how many people came out for this event.
Even better results are that 4 people prayed to receive Christ. That's right. 4 people, that we know of, were saved at a Christmas tree lighting. How amazing is that!!!
I'll try to post some pictures later as I get them. Now, onto preparation for our 2nd Annual Immanuel Lights Christmas tree lighting in 2009!
4 comments:
Glad it went well! We are in the midst of CRAZINESS for our Christmas musical at Midway. We are doing "All on a Christmas Day" and it's a blast.
Seriously--if you ever need any more charts/tracks, let me know!
Daniel
It went well. You really worked hard at this
Thanks for all you do
Immanuel Lights was great! I know for sure we handed out 900 cups of hot chocolate and untold amounts of cookies! It definitely was a festive atmosphere!
Great to hear the news of 4 people receiving Christ during a Tree lighting ceremony. Amazing. will share with the department.
George
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