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Lives changed, funds raised at MMM concert

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Rare of Breed put on quite a show Saturday evening at the YMCA in Mountain Grove. 

The Mountain Moving Ministry hosted the event to raise funds to continue the ministry and to make some much needed repairs to the septic system at the Mountain Grove house. 

The First Day Worship band opened for Rare of Breed.

The ticket price was $15 and with that you got a pulled pork dinner, entry to the concert and your name entered into drawings for door prizes and the grand prize a zero turn mower. 

Many local businesses sponsored the event and several other recovery ministries attended. Approximately 1,400 people were attendance. There were several salvations and several that rededicated their lives to Christ. 

I’m not a huge fan of rap music, but thought it was a great event seeing the youth respond to Christ made it that much more appealing. 

I spoke with Ray Bradley after the concert. He said, “I’m 70 years old and this is the first rap concert I’ve ever attended.”

Bradley went on to say that he was blown away at the response for the youth and that if rap music is what it takes to set our youth on fire for Christ then he is all in! 

Maybe rap music isn’t your thing, maybe you think a hymn is the only way to worship our Lord, I challenge you to attend a youth event and see what God is doing in our young people.

I encourage you to get involved in a local recovery ministry. If you’re struggling with addiction, there is a group almost every night of the week. If you’re looking for a place to serve and invest in our communities, the laborers are few. Reach out to a director of one of the ministries and get plugged in; I promise you will not regret it. 

On Friday, April 7, Ken and April Polm will lead a team carrying the cross from Cabool to the square in Mountain Grove, come join in and meet your future preachers, teachers and evangelists! 

Street church will be firing up soon! You can find the schedule on the Street Church Facebook page. Hope to see you there! 

I’ll leave you with this...

1 Peter 2:9 NIV

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ”

If he pulled you out of darkness share your light with someone else, if you’re caught in darkness come join us, taste and see that He is good!