Aaron here with a quick update (500 words or less!) on what’s happening here in Modesto with your local Youth With A Mission team.
First, I’m very excited to see my favorite musical discovery of 2013 coming to perform right here in Modesto! Bradford Loomis (www.bradfordloomis.com) is an incredible artist and performer, and he’ll be with us for a very special evening around the fire bowl. Think of it as an intimate house concert, without the house. Weather permitting, we’ll be enjoying hot chocolate and snacks around a fire while Bradford shares his music. There is no set price or suggested donation for the concert, so feel free to come out and give as you’re able to support Bradford in his musical vocation. The concert is this Wednesday (3/19) at 6:30pm at New Hope Church, 300 Trask Lane in Modesto.
Some of you may know that I, Aaron, am the administrator for a website and Facebook community called Bearded Gospel Men (www.beardedgospelmen.net). This is a fun page dedicated to the joys of bearding. But it’s also about the “gospel” part too! With that in mind, we have organized the first Bearded Gospel Men “Beards In Action” outreach. Two friends I have come to know through this online community will be joining us for a week of learning and outreach with the street community of Modesto March 30 - April 6.
One of the men joining us is an awesome guy named Josh Seehorn. Last Saturday, Josh completed an almost year-long journey along the American Discovery Trail, hiking from the Pacific Ocean in California to the Atlantic in Delaware. Josh is an engaging communicator with a great sense of humor who shares his stories with churches, schools and college groups all over the country. His journey has been remarkable, and he is looking to help offset the costs of his nationwide trip with speaking engagements. If you would like Josh to come share with your group, drop us a line. He’ll be with us here in Modesto until April 15.
On Saturday, April 5, we will be participating in the annual Love Modesto event, when people from all over the city “engage in a variety of projects, including offering food to the hungry, visiting convalescent homes, donating blood, building a house with Habitat for Humanity, and working in city parks and schools, among other opportunities.” Since we’ll have the ‘Beards In Action’ crew with us, we’ll be blessing the homeless community down at Caesar Chavez Park. If you’d like to get involved with this event in some way, visit their website at www.lovemodesto.com.
And that, dear friends, is your update from YWAM Modesto, in just 463 words!
Youth With A Mission, Modesto
