This week at The Toy Store we saw over 40 people come to know Christ as Savior and we gave out hundreds of toys to dozens of families. Please pray for these new believers and their children. Also pray that our area churches will follow up with them and help them to get into a church that can love them and care for them.

Here are some scenes from the Toy Store.

Our annual Catawba River Baptist Association Toy Store ministry is in its third day today and it’s already doing really well with dozens of families helped, hundreds of toys given out and already 29 professions of faith.

Daniel Purcell working at the Toy Store helping shoppers pick out toys

Last night I took my son Daniel to help out. Barb was on hand to counsel and led someone to Christ on her last counseling appointment. As always Wayne Stamey was there all day both days. While my family and I were on hand Mandy and Zabrina Hice showed up to help out and Kristi Farley joined in as she always does.

This is a great ministry and I hope you will pray for the counselors and workers this week!

A quick note to remind everyone of the movie night that we are hosting at the Jacumin Plaza on Friday Night, September 9 starting at 9:00 PM. We need a few people to be on hand to help service popcorn, snacks and drinks. The movie will start at 9, but we need helpers to be on hand at 8:00 to set up. We will pass out information about the church.

The movie Sarah’s Choice is playing Friday July 22 at Jacumin Plaza for free. Our church is hosting the evening. Attend and invite friends. Below is the Trailer.

The story will make you think. It is about a young woman, played by singer Rebecca St. James, who becomes pregnant and has to deal with the decisions women face today.

Hopefully we will see some people who are not in church at this event so that we can invite them. This is one of those events that we need everyone to come and be part of so that our church can show its best. We need you here for this event!

If you want to volunteer to help serve snacks come at 8:30 and see Kristi Farley.

Our 2011 Vacation Bible School theme is Shake It Up Cafe! We will study the feast days of Israel in a fun and exciting way learning more about ourselves and God’s word along the way. We have  classes for everyone from the toddlers to the adults. For the first time in many years we will have a class for the youth. The adult class will meet after the nightly supper in the fellowship hall. Come to eat or just come for the class at about 6:40.

High Peak Baptist Church is hosting a Fifth Quarter Fun even after the Draughn and Patton football games during the month of October. Each Friday, after the games, we will have our facilities open and ready for the students of each school and their friends to come enjoy music, snacks, and fun in a clean and safe environment. Come join us following the games.

For directions to our church, hit the link on the side and you can get customized direction from your home. From Patton use this link: http://bit.ly/94RMmQ and from Draughn this link: http://bit.ly/aeLuJc.

See you after the game!