"In Tha MYX"

The holiday season started with a fun, packed house of worship and a HUGE thanksgiving meal to follow. My wife Sateba and I were blessed to see so many people rally together for one cause. That was 'to reach the community'. We rolled out the worship, food and volunteer's to complete the Thanksgiving outreach November 21, 2010. WIth 130 in worship service and 300 meals served afterwards, many lives were touched including the leadership team and 10 volunteer's from the small group out of Our Father Lutheran Church, Centennial CO.

I have a heart to engage our congregants in three areas. 1. Being God's Servant's. 2. Doing God's Mission. 3. Reaching Urban Center Globally.

This all came to pass as our women's ministry cooked up a mean Thanksgiving meal.

Let me tell you, them women can cook. The men rallied up to set up a HUGE tent, set up tables, and manage security. Tha MYX Team was in action. People lined up from all over the community including our church members. It was enough food for over 300 families and let me tell you, we served over that. It was so awesome just to see people coming together to live out the life of Jesus!

While we were serving we were signing up people in the community who were in need for Christmas gifts for their children. In our community, we serve the poorest population in the state with 98% below the poverty level with a annual household income of $7,450.00. This is a community that has been ridden with brokenness, crime and destitute. We set out to sign up individuals who could benefit from our resources and help through the holiday season.

As we went forward in reaching out to the community, we decided to throw in a community wide event on December 7, 2010 that exposed adults, children and youth to the life style of incarcerated women. We called on the Denver Women's Prison to bring out participants in the W.A.Y. program to give their testimonies to the community. These women were incarcerated for things from Homicide to burglary and more just to name a few. As testimonies were told, people were moved with unbelief. As children watched, many who have loved ones incarcerated, it was impact-ful that they may learn not to end up in a place that these women ended up in.

To start this night off we had our children Christmas Choir kick it off as they sang Christmas carols and one young man in our children's church sang a rap. This children's choir is made up of kids who attend our church from our community. What an awesome group of young boys and girls.

Many who are from single parents, mostly women, traveled all over the city singing their songs to people from all walks of life. Places included the 16th street mall ice skating ring, Bellmar outdoor mall, senior citizen center's and more just to name a few. It was a great tour through the Christmas season that ended with our annual Christmas event. On December 18, 2010 with over 600 kids served with Christmas gifts people came together from Tha MYX Family to small groups from across the city from other various churches. We had 40 volunteers along with MYX church members take needy individuals shopping through our store for the Christmas season. Wow, people being prayed for, encouraged and God using Us meeting their needs! I am still amazed at what God did on that day.

Wether it be our Christmas store, Thanksgiving outreach or other eventful doings at Tha MYX, I am grateful that we will always have in mind to meet human needs locally, nationally, and globally. Tha MYX has this attitude boiling within it's veins. I pray we can continue to do the work of the Lord and reach our community!!!