Mike and I were sitting in the coffee shop just the other day.  Mike is not a believer but has an interest in what we are doing as a church in Baltimore.  Mike is a successful CEO and we have connected over coffee a few times over the past 6 months.  This day I sat across from Mike as his life coach.  After wrestling through 3 core areas of business and personal life to work on over the next few months Mike asked me a question.  He asked if a “care free” lifestyle or “peace” could really ever be attained?  The door was opened and I stepped through.  By the end of my passionate explanation of the Gospel he responded positively and said he looks forward to more spiritual conversations during our coaching.  Mile is just one of the many stories where we are seeing God work in Canton.

The last two months of the year bring a lot of activity: Pray for our community thanksgiving dinner in the park.  We have partnered with a local rec center and another ministry to bring a meal to a few thousand people surrounding our local park.  There will be a week of preparation, a huge community meal, and delivery to shut ins throughout the neighborhoods surrounding the park.  Please pray for opportunities to share the Gospel through this experience.  We are also working on an adopt a family program for our local Head Start Academy which will provide much needed household goods and toys at Christmas for 50+ families living below poverty in our community.  This is a great opportunity to continue in relationships we are all ready building with many of these families.  Christmas brings a lot of interst in Spiritual things, so this Christmas Eve we are planning a celebration and telling of the Christmas story to be held in the local square of our neighborhood.  Pray that the right doors open to make this event happen. God is good, our community is growing closer, and we are having a blast loving our community!  Thank you for your prayers and support!

Cheers,

Jason & Carrie