It is that time of year folks, the time that the spring breeze is whispering through the air with the aroma of grilled hamburgs, kids frolicking in the yards and music billowing from one end of the street to the other.
Care-A-Van Ministries will be kicking off their street cookouts this Saturday, May 9th at GCC. We will be hosting a community cookout for the college students, friends and families in the dorm parking lot. The fun begins at 4:00 PM. There will be plenty of fresh cooked hamburgs, hotdogs and all the goodies to go with them.
Care-A-Van now has their own personal band which has been practicing together to prepare for the summer season. Every Thursday, we travel to a different neighborhood to provide a cookout. Then on that following Sunday, we follow up with street church at the same neighborhood. We will be hosting 22 cookouts and street church services. Last year we saw about 800 people at the cookouts and 180 people at street church. We are excited that our band will be joining us for the cookouts.
If you are looking to get involved and make a difference in other’s lives, why not join us for a summer of fun and fellowship? There are great opportunities for you yourself, churches and agencies to get involved. Even on our Saturday morning distributions, we are looking for help in different areas. We would love to have your teens, small groups, church family or whomever come to the streets to spread some good news and cheer.
Not all families can afford to take their families on a summer vacation or travel to a local park for a picnic, so we take the entertainment to them and at the same time bring them hope. Even if you can just stop by and visit with the families when you see our bus out and about, you will bring smiles and joys to many! A special thank you to all who encourage and support us in the work we do for the Lord.
