Hi Friends,
We just completed the 8th weekend of a conference that we were leading worship for at River Valley Ranch in Manchester,MD called “Winter Meltdown”. Over the past 2 months, we had the opportunity to sing with, share the Gospel with, and talk about Hunger Strike with over 1,800 students! Each weekend, we watched as middle school and high school students made decisions to not only trust Jesus as their Savior, but also to make Jesus LORD of their lives. One of the speakers at the conference said,
“To truly be saved, you can’t just accept Jesus as your savior, but reject Him as Lord of your life.” -Pastor Jason George
So true! This message resonated with the ministry of The Hunger Strike to see Jesus Followers mobilized into action… to SHOW the love of Jesus by loving others and caring for the poor.
We truly enjoyed our experience at River Valley Ranch because not only did we have the opportunity to “lead worship” through music, but we were also able to share about The Hunger Strike, encouraging students to worship God by giving unto the poor. Sunday, March 17th, River Valley Ranch decided to host a 10,000 meal packing event, so each weekend during the conference, we encouraged students to give funds towards this event. Based on the number of registrations each weekend, we were able to share that if each student and leader gave just $1 after each “worship session” ($4 for the whole weekend), then we would hit the goal to for the 10,000 meal packing event! It was amazing to watch the joy on the student’s faces as they gave what they could, knowing that together, they were making a huge impact on children living in poverty! We also enjoyed playing mud football and dodgeball each weekend with the students and leaders.
In February, my wife and I had the opportunity to travel to Ghana, Africa to meet our 6 month old son for the first time and I had to miss one week of Winter Meltdown, so our friend, Matt Ridgely from The Remedy filled in for me leading as the rest of Willet still played. Special thanks to Matt for filling in with very short notice. The community of Jesus is so powerful!
If you are able to, please join the leaders and students from River Valley Ranch in a 10,000 Meal Packing Event on March 17th at River Valley Ranch. RSVP here.
In Christ,
Jeremy Willet
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