Celebrate Compassion

One of the most exciting things of the past two to three weeks has been the coming together of a group of people to help plan and organize a ten year celebration event for OKC Compassion. We're calling it "Celebrate Compassion." It's hard to believe that Pastor Bond has been here for ten years plugging away. At times, he's been about it and he's continued to faithfully serve people and model for the rest of us what it looks like to extend the hand of Jesus to others. I'm excited about this for a number of reasons. First off, we want to celebrate Pastor Bond. A very humble person, he has worked behind the scenes for so long and really is never recognized for the work he has done. It's truly amazing. If he was in one of our denomination's "big" churches, he would be well-known and acclaimed and people would know his name. But he's more interested in helping people and making a difference in the world and that's cool. Another reason I'm excited is because of the group of people that are helping. Debbie Repka, a friend from OKC First Church has come on board to help guide and lead this process. I'm not sure I've met a more talented individual when it comes to fund raising and helping non-profits think about development. Most events you see or go to are "flash in the pan" kinds of events. The whole purpose is to raise X number of dollars on a given night. We'll do some of that, but the main goal of this event is to get people connected on a number of different levels. With this kind of vision comes the need to be prepared on our end as things will begin to change. This is good as we need to shore up some of our organizational issues and move on to the next level. Skip Cannon, a local businessman and brother in Christ has also joined us. He has made a new website for us. Insert shameless plug here--www.okccompassion.net I would encourage you to check it out! God is moving in incredible ways. I'll write more soon to keep you updated. Have a great day!