Wow, what a Sunday!  This open house is off to a great start.  There were so many new visitors.  I love seeing people come to Blessed Hope for the first time!  The worship was especially spirit-filled and we had a huge team.  There were 8 of us leading worship.  The sound team did an excellent job.  I think that's the best sound mix we've ever had.  The sermon was awesome, everyone came early and did their part to pull this off.  God was moving in a big way.  The energy was crazy.  We got some great feedback from the service and many people are planning to attend our new small groups.

After the service we had a young adult corn maze event at Zarpentine Farms.  We split into two teams and walked over 6 miles in search of pipe cleaners--10 of them, each a different color and hidden somewhere in the 20 acres of corn.  Both teams managed to find all 10 and got our pictures taken for the hall of fame.  I won't mention that we got a few hints from the corn cops...  The corn cops were a little mysterious.  Every time you walked around a corner, they were RIGHT THERE.  Afterwards, we had cider and fried cakes.  Actually, I had a cheese covered cinnamon roll and half of a fried cake.  It was a great event, there were 11 of us who attended.

I can't wait until weekend 2 of the open house!