Creation Museum Visit and Cincinnati- A blog from Faith Fellowship Church in Cincinnati

Mwangaza comes to Cincinnati!

This is our second time to host Mwangaza in 2 years and we are very excited! In preparation to their visit we decided to host a Zumbathon to raise money for the ARM organization. Currently Faith Fellowship Church has Zumba classes 2x weekly, averaging 100 in attendance each week for the class. Mary Beth Nishime is the instructor of our Zumba classes. Mary Beth is a very giving person, and when she instructs Zumbathon Fundraisers, she donates every dollar that comes in.

WE HAD 127 in attendance for our Mwangaza Zumbathon on March 3!!! A $5 donation for the class is all that is asked for. WE RAISED $665.00 IN ONE HOUR OF ZUMBA EXERCISE! WOW…God is amazing. The choir could not be with us for this event because they were traveling from another concert, but we did show a couple of their videos from the website to wet the interest of all those in attendance! IT WORKED!

Cincinnati had 3 concerts while they were here. The first one was with BLOC Ministry. BLOC = Believing Living One Christ

Their vision is to serve at-risk students and families -- teens trying to raise themselves because dad was in jail and mom was an alcoholic or drug addict, single moms struggling to figure out how to get the kids to do their homework and stay out of trouble until she got home from work – with limitless personal potential but whose socio-economic, educational or physical needs were unmet or served as obstacles to development. Dr. Dwight and Stephanie Young had worked with youth for 17 years when they began pursuing a neighborhood-based solution to the gap in after school services. BLOC hosted a Saturday afternoon concert, bringing in approx 100 in attendance.

Faith Fellowship Church hosted a concert on Sunday evening March 6. We had approximately 400 in attendance and our love offering was roughly $3200.00. “PRAISE GOD CHURCH”. We loved the concert but like Pastor John says…”the concert is the flower and the hosting is the fruit” when it comes to these amazing children. The flower being like the show and the fruit being the meat and amazing part of the experience.” Hosting is where is really is. The experiences and stories from all of our host families are just awesome. Their love for our God is so pure and honest. These children have impacted us with their joy and love. We will never forget them and can’t wait for a repeat visit! The Green family had the pleasure of hosting 3 girls and the tour leader. “These young ladies were a complete joy to have in our home. Their devotion time touched us deeply. We felt the Holy Spirit consuming us during their time of prayer and worship.” We agree whole heartedly with Pastor Johns comment of hosting. PURE JOY! Another word from one of our host experiences is “indescribable”.

The Creation Museum located near Cincinnati donated enough tickets for the whole group to go. This state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic form and placing them in familiar settings. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden. Children play and dinosaurs roam near Eden’s Rivers. The serpent coils cunningly in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Majestic murals, great masterpieces brimming with pulsating colors and details, provide a backdrop for many of the settings. http://creationmuseum.org

To end their stay in Cincinnati, Church on Fire in Harrison, Ohio hosted them for a concert. Another awesome day with hundreds in attendance. They raised around $8300 and were also equally blessed by these children and their leaders.

We learned they LOVE American pizza and french fries, but also enjoy rice and beans on occasion!

We love you MWANGAZA! Blessings to you as you continue your ministry. Faith Fellowship Church is in our beginning stages of preparing for a missions trip in summer of 2012 to UGANDA!!!! Pray for us as we move forward!

Blessings!

Faith Fellowship Church