6 Months ago my life was not worth living. I was literally in hell and somehow God reached down and touched my heart. I was living in Pensacola, Fl and some lady from my local church stopped into my store frequently inviting me to attend church. Her persistance paid off and I finally attended a singles group and met a lot of great friends. I got to the point where I got baptized and let the Lord into my life. 1 Month later my brother passed away at 36 years of age. I was in shock and didn't know how I was gonna make it home to put him to rest? My community group stepped it up and helped pay for my ticket, watched my house, and took care of my dog, they even took me to the airport and picked me up when I returned. God is great, they helped me when I needed it the most and showed me what a church group was for. When I returned back to FL I re evaluated my life and prayed and made the decision to come home, I learned life was too short to be away from my family, let alone I hadn't made peace with my brother whom as well as my family I hadn't seen in 5 years...

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So I was in Hobby Lobby - again. This time I was there to purchase some items for our upcoming Christmas Eve services. Since I had a cart full of items, the women I was trying to pass to get to my car commented "Wow, you are really going to light up the neighborhood". This was a great opportunity to either say yes and keep going or to stop, get a Christmas Eve card out and give it to her, explaining how much we would love for her and her family to come on December 24 to experience Christ at our Christmas Eve services. I have taken the opportunity to share "The Reason for the Season" with many people in many venues and it is great to see their responses. Many are grateful, I have never had anyone tell me to go away or give me the card back. Who knows, maybe they will come and be blessed. I encourage you to hand out as many cards as possible so everyone has the opportunity to be blessed this Christmas season.

-Anonymous